Name: Hummingbird Cake                             Serves: 12

Category: Desserts,Cakes       Cuisine:                    Source:

Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 (8 oz.)can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup chopped pecans
1 3/4 cups mashed bananas
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions:
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
Add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
Do not beat.
Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup of pecans and bananas.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans.
Bake at 350*F for 23 to 28 minutes, or until a wooded pick inserted in the
center comes out dry. Cool pans 10 minutes, remove from pans and let cool
completely on wire racks.
Stir 1/2 cup pecans into frosting, if desired, or reserve to sprinkle on top
of frosted cake.
Spread frosting between layers and on top of cake.
Yield: one 3-layer cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened.
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened.
1 (16 oz.) package powdered sugar, sifted.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Cream togather butter and softened cream cheese.
Gradually add powdered sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
Stir in vanilla.
Yield: enough for one 3-layer cake.