Betty's Happy Mother's Day Hummingbird Cake

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Hummingbird Cake for Mother's Day. This is a three-layer cake that is similar to carrot cake, but it does not have carrots or coconut; in the place of those ingredients, it has bananas. It is a terrific cake to make to honor your mother on Mother's Day! Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 eggs, well-beaten 1 cup vegetable oil ½ tablespoon (1 ½ teaspoons) vanilla extract 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained 1 cup chopped pecans 2 chopped bananas (about 2 cups) Cream Cheese Frosting for Mother's Day Hummingbird Cake (You will find this in bettyskitchen—next video.) ½ cup chopped pecans Combine 3 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Add 3 well-beaten eggs and 1 cup vegetable oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in ½ tablespoon vanilla, an undrained 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, 1 cup chopped pecans, and 2 chopped bananas. Stir just until all ingredients are combined. Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (My cake layers took only 20 minutes to bake; this will vary with different ovens.) Remove cake layers from oven. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then remove from pans and cool completely on a rack or flat ...



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