What Is Hummingbird Cake?
The first recorded hummingbird cake recipe was published in 1978 by Southern Living magazine and came from North Carolina. It’s a soft, banana and pineapple-laden cake with a healthy dose of tangy cream cheese frosting and a sprinkling of pecan halves. This is an extremely moist cake thanks to the can of crushed pineapple with the juice included and from four ripe bananas. If you like banana bread, you will love this coconut and pineapple hummingbird cake. Rather than using pecans in the cake batter like most recipes call for, I used sweetened shredded coconut. This may not be traditional, but it sure was tasty. I sprinkled pecans on top of the cake for a bit of crunch, but not too much. I really wanted the actual cake to be super soft, sans nuts, and that’s what I got.
Ingredients in Hummingbird Cake
To make this hummingbird coconut cake recipe, you’ll need:
Ripe bananas Crushed pineapple Sweetened shredded coconut Eggs Vegetable oil Granulated sugar Brown sugar Vanilla extract Ground cinnamon Ground cloves All-purpose flour Baking soda Salt
And to make the cream cheese frosting, you’ll need:
Cream cheese Unsalted butter Confectioners’ sugar Vanilla extract Salt Toasted chopped pecans (for topping)
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Hummingbird Cake with Coconut
This coconut hummingbird bundt cake is so simple to prepare! Here are the basic steps:
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