Hummingbird Cake Loaf Pan
It s easy as can be with a few shortcuts and a loaf pan.
Hummingbird cake loaf pan. This recipe is for a sweet nutty banana bread i like to call hummingbird bread. Pour into greased and floured pan s. If desired crush additional nuts and press them into the sides of the frosting and put sliced maraschino cherries on top of the cake to gild the lily. Since the hummingbird cake recipe originally ran in 1978 it has become the most requested recipe in southern living history a signature southern dessert the hummingbird cake has been a favorite of our readers for almost 40 years we gathered our best hummingbird cake recipes all of which put a special spin on the sweet pineapple banana cream cheese combination.
Both the bundt and the loaf took 49 minutes to bake. Impress your friends with this hummingbird cake a recipe that has been passed down through many generations. Using a pastry blender cut in butter until pea size crumbs remain. Place pan in oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean about 1 hour.
If you have a 14 cup bundt pan the batter may all likely fit. Wiggins of greensboro north carolina we had no idea the cake would become our most popular and beloved southern cake recipe ever. But start checking on it at 45 minutes just to be safe if cake is browning too quickly lay a piece of aluminum foil over the top. Place pan s on center shelf of oven.
In a small bowl whisk together pecans oats brown sugar flour salt and nutmeg. Invert cake onto rack and allow to cool completely. Hummingbird cake is a traditional southern dessert that s filled with bananas pineapple coconut and nuts. The cream cheese frosting is literally the icing on the cake.
Place pan s on wire rack for 10 minutes. Hummingbird bread tips. This has all of the flavors of hummingbird cake but is transformed into a bread recipe that is part loaf bread part loaf cake. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean about 1 hour for bundt pan 50 minutes for loaf pans or 25 30 minutes for layer cake pans.
Preheat your oven to 350f degrees and grease your loaf pans with pam spray in a large mixing bowl combine the flour baking soda cinnamon and salt and whisk until combined using a standing mixer cream the butter and sugars until creamy and fluffy mix in the eggs and vanilla gradually mix in the dry ingredients and mix until combined. When the hummingbird cake was first submitted to southern living in 1978 by mrs. Fold in vanilla pineapple banana pecans and raisins and pour batter into prepared pan. Without a doubt the cake is a beauty with its three moist layers topped with cream cheese frosting and pecans.