Hummingbird Cake

Photo: flickr user hfb

Ingredients

3 cups flour

1 cup chopped pecans

2 cups chopped bananas

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 cup chopped pecans for decoration

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 eggs, beaten

1 cup vegetable oil

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

8 ounces crushed pineapple, undrained

Preparation

Combine flour, sugar, soda, salt and cinnamon. Add eggs and oil; stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup of pecans and bananas. Spoon into 3 (9") layer cake pans. Bake in a 350 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove. When cool, spread frosting between layers and on top and sides. Sprinkle pecans on top.

Cream Cheese Frosting: Combine 8 ounces softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup softened butter. Add 16 ounce box of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.