Hummingbird Cake

Ingredients

• Wheat flour

  White, cake, enriched

  3 cup unsifted, dipped or 411g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  2 cup or 400g

• Baking powder

  Leavening agents, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate

  2 tsp or 9g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Baking soda

  Leavening agents

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Banana

  Raw

  2 cup, mashed or 450g

• Pineapple

  Canned, water pack, solids and liquids

  8 oz or 227g

• Vegetable oil

  Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)

  1 cup or 224g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  3 large or 150g

• Coconut

  Shredded, Sweetened - Safeway

  8 tbsp or 60g

• Vanilla extract

  2 tsp or 8g

• Cream cheese

  4 oz or 113g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  ¼ cup or 57g

• Caramels

  Candies

  25g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Vanilla extract

  1 tsp or 4g

• Powdered sugars

  3 cup unsifted or 360g

• Pecans

  Nuts

  ¼ cup, halves or 25g

Directions

1. Cake
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9x13-inch cake pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
3. In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment or a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
4. Add the mashed banana, crushed pineapple, vegetable oil, eggs, coconut, and vanilla and mix just until combined.
5. Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan and spread out evenly. Bake the cake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
6. Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 1 hour before frosting.
7. Frosting
8. In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese and butter together. Scrape down the sides.
9. Add the caramel, vanilla, and salt and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
10. Gradually add in the powdered sugar until fully combined.
11. Spread the frosting over the top of the cooled cake and top with pecan pieces.
12. Recipe by: Rebecca Hubbell (source: https://www.sugarandsoul.co/hummingbird-cake/#wprm-recipe-container-34954)