Hummingbird Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 1.5 cups canola oil
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 can crushed pineapple , 8 ounce
• 3 large eggs

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.

2. 2

   To make the cake: Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Combine bananas, oil, walnuts, pineapple, and eggs in another large bowl; mix well.

3. 3

   Stir flour mixture into banana mixture until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each pan comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow cakes to cool on wire racks.

5. 5

   Meanwhile, make the frosting: Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together in a medium bowl until smooth.

6. 6

   Place one cooled cake on a serving plate or cake stand. Spread some of the cream cheese frosting on top of cake; place second cake on top and spread remaining frosting evenly over the surface and sides of the cake.