Hummingbird Cake By Paula Deen Food

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚. Spray 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with baking spray with flour. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla with a mixer at medium-high speed until fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in banana and pineapple until combined. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. Spread batter into prepared pans. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. In a large bowl, stir together 2 cups Buttercream Frosting and 1 1/4 cups each macadamia nuts and coconut; spread frosting mixture between cake layers. Spread remaining Buttercream Frosting onto top and sides of cake, and sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup each macadamias and coconut on top of cake. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• In the top of double boiler, whisk together sugar and egg whites until combined. Cook mixture over simmering water until a candy thermometer registers 140°. Immediately pour mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer, and beat at high speed until mixture is thick, white, and glossy, about 10 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low, and add butter 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until combined after each addition. Cover and store at room temperature.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with baking spray with flour.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and oil. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in pineapple, banana, pecans, and vanilla until well combined. Spread batter into prepared pans.
• Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.
• Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Press pecans onto bottom-third of cake, if desired. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with a mixer at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, milk, and salt, beating until smooth and well combined. Beat in vanilla.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE BY PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE CAKE:
• Heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round cake pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, oil, pecans, bananas, pineapple, vanilla, cinnamon and eggs. Stir well with a spoon until the batter is smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 26 to 28 minutes, until the tops spring back. Cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, then loosen from the pans and invert onto wire racks to cool completely.
• TO MAKE THE ICING:
• Mix the sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla and 1 Tbs milk in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until the icing is smooth. If needed, add more milk, 1 tsp at a time, to achieve the proper spreading consistency.
• Ice between the cake layers, and on the sides and top of the cake. Sprinkle the top with the pecans. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper. Butter the parchment and dust with flour.
• Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and bake until fragrant and toasted, about 8 minutes. Let cool slightly, then roughly chop. Toss with the bananas, pineapple and 1/2 cup flour in a small bowl.
• Whisk the remaining 2 1/4 cups flour, the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Beat the eggs and granulated sugar in a separate bowl with a mixer on high speed until thick and light, 5 minutes. Gradually beat in the vegetable oil.
• Sprinkle the flour mixture over the egg mixture, then gently fold to make a thick batter. Fold in the pecan-fruit mixture, then transfer the batter to the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are firm and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pans on a rack, 25 minutes, then invert the cakes onto the rack to cool completely.
• Make the frosting: Beat the cream cheese in a large bowl with a mixer until fluffy, then gradually beat in the butter until combined. Sift the confectioners' sugar over the cream cheese mixture and beat until smooth. Add the lemon zest and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
• Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread about half of the frosting on top, then cover with the other cake layer. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake.
• Photograh by Stephanie Foley

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray three 9-inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and coat the insides lightly with flour, knocking excess out.
• Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• Beat together the granulated sugar, oil, coconut flakes, vanilla, eggs, bananas and crushed pineapples in a separate medium bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until completely combined. Fold in the pecans.
• Divide the batter among the prepared cake pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or the cakes bounce back when lightly pressed with a finger, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool for 30 minutes before removing from the pans and cooling completely on a wire rack. Once completely cooled, level the tops using a serrated knife.
• For the buttermilk frosting: In the meantime, beat the butter in a stand mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time, beating after each addition until smooth and fluffy. Add the buttermilk, vanilla and salt and beat just to combine. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Use the buttermilk frosting to assemble the cake and decorate with dried pineapple rings and coconut chips.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the bananas, oil, eggs, pineapple and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon; gradually beat into banana mixture until blended. Stir in walnuts. , Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the shortening, butter, lemon zest and salt until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar alternately with pineapple juice. Beat in cream. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. If desired, sprinkle with walnuts.

PAULA DEEN'S HUMMINGBIRD CAKE RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE CAKE: Heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round cake pans. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, oil, pecans, bananas, pineapple, vanilla, cinnamon and eggs. Stir well with a spoon until the batter is smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake for 26 to 28 minutes, until the tops spring back. Cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, then loosen from the pans and invert onto wire racks to cool completely. TO MAKE THE ICING: Mix the sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until the icing is smooth. If needed, add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to achieve the proper spreading consistency. Ice between the cake layers, and on the sides and top of the cake. Sprinkle the top with the pecans. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray and flour three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans, tapping out excess flour; set aside.
• Prepare the cake; in a large bowl, stir to combine self-rising flour, sugar, oil, pecans, bananas, pineapple, vanilla, cinnamon, and eggs.
• Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, smoothing with an offset spatula. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until the tops spring back when gently pressed with your fingertips, 26 to 28 minutes.
• Transfer pans to a wire rack to cool 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto wire rack. Re-invert cakes and let them cool completely, top sides up.
• Prepare the frosting; in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon milk on medium speed until frosting is smooth. If needed, add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to achieve the proper spreading consistency.
• Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes to make level. Place four strips of parchment paper around perimeter of a serving plate or lazy Susan. Place the first layer on the cake plate. Spread the top of the first layer with 1/4 of the frosting. Place the second layer on top and repeat process with another 1/4 of the frosting. Place the remaining layer on top of the second layer bottom side up. Spread entire cake with remaining frosting. Sprinkle the top with pecans. Remove parchment paper strips; refrigerate until ready to serve.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Grease and flour 9 or 10-inch tube pan, or 3 9-inch layer cake pans.
• Set aside.
• Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon into a large bowl.
• Add bananas, nuts, oil, eggs, vanilla, and pineapple, stirring by hand (do not use electric mixer).
• Pour batter into prepared tube pan and bake for 70 minutes, or layer pans for 25-30 minutes.
• Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on wrack.
• While cake is cooling, mix cream cheese and butter until combined.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Gradually add powdered sugar, alternating with milk, until desired consistency is reached.
• Frost on cooled cake.