Dee Akeson Recipe − Hummingbird Cake III

A tropical tasting cake, it is the next best thing to a tropical vacation in the middle of winter. Also known as a Bumblebee Cake.

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups diced bananas
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a large cookie sheet with sides, or an 11 x 17 inch jelly roll pan.
2. Combine flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add eggs and oil; stir until moistened. Do not beat. Stir in bananas, 2 teaspoons vanilla, pineapple, and 1 cup pecans.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until done. Cool on a wire rack.
4. Beat 1/2 cup pecans, cream cheese, butter or margarine, confectioners sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together until light and fluffy. Spread over the top of the cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts

• calories461.8
• carbohydrateContent54.3 g
• cholesterolContent43.7 mg
• fatContent26.6 g
• fiberContent1.5 g
• proteinContent3.9 g
• saturatedFatContent6.9 g
• sodiumContent181.6 mg
• sugarContent39.6 g