Hummingbird Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups canola oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple (drained)
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 1 cup black walnut, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, sofened
• 1/4 lb butter, softened
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt - set aside.
• 2 in large bowl, combine the oil, eggs, pineapple, bananas and nuts. add flour mixture and mix by hand.
• 3 equally pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. remove from oven and allow to cool on racks.
• 4 frosting:.
• 5 prepare the frosting by blending togeher the cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. evenly spread the frosting on the top of one cake.- then place other cake on top. complete the cake by spreading frosting on top and sides . sprinkle with coconut if desired.