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Walnut Hummingbird Cake Recipe
Photo: David Holifield

Walnut Hummingbird Cake Recipe

18 ingredients 1 cake openrecipes

Sweet, spicy and very moist. And the flavor becomes even better if the cake is baked and frosted the day before serving. The batter is easily mixed by hand...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1300
Calories
28g
Protein
45g
Fat
201g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Ceylon Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground Ceylon cinnamon (Ceylon cinnamon is smoother and sweeter than ordinary supermarket cinnamon. If you can’t find it, and must use regular ground cinnamon, reduce the amount to 1 teaspoon.)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup fresh pineapple, crushed (Mash 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks with a potato masher until finely crushed; you will have about ¾ cup crushed pineapple.)
  • 2 cups mashed banana (4 large, ripe bananas)
  • 1 cup chopped California walnuts
  • FOR FROSTING
  • ¾ cup (1½ sticks) chilled unsalted butter
  • 1½ lbs. (three 8-oz. bars) chilled cream cheese, chilled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups sifted confectioners’ (powdered) sugar
  • 1½ cups chopped California walnuts

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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