Hummingbird Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup chopped banana
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in syrup
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut (optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 cake: combine flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
• 2 add eggs and oil, stirring until flour mixture is moistened.
• 3 do not beat.
• 4 stir in vanilla, pineapple, pecans, and bananas.
• 5 bake in 3 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6 cool in pans, and cool completely.
• 7 frosting: combine cream cheese and margarine, beating until smooth.
• 8 add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
• 9 spread between layers and on top of and sides of cake.
• 10 sprinkle pecans on top.