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Prepare the cake pans: You will need 2 cake pans, each 8 inches in diameter.Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350☏.Pecans – A little bit of extra chopped pecans to top the cake.Coconut – You’ll want to toast some sweetened coconut to apply to the sides of the cake.Sugar – Lots of powdered sugar also known as confectioners sugar or icing sugar.If you only have unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt to the frosting. Butter – You’ll want to use softened butter to mix with the cream cheese.I always use Philadelphia cream cheese whenever making cream cheese frosting or any cheesecakes. Cream Cheese – What’s a cream cheese icing without the cream cheese.Nuts – I finely chopped and toasted some pecans for some nuttiness and crunch similar to a carrot cake.This also gives this Hummingbird cake moistness and flavor. Bananas – You’ll need a couple of mashed overripe bananas.I try to drain it as much as possible but don’t worry if there’s still a little juice left. Pineapple – I used drained crushed pineapple to create moisture and sweetness.I like to use it to enhance all the other flavors in the recipe. Vanilla – The role of vanilla extract in sweet baked goods is like the role of salt on the savory side.

Oil – Any vegetable oil like canola oil will work in this cake, to make this a really moist cake.

The eggs will bind the cake and also help the cake rise.

Eggs – I used a couple of large lightly beaten eggs.

Cinnamon – A little ground cinnamon to make this cake extra delicious.

Baking Soda And Baking Powder – I used both baking soda and baking powder, so that cake will rise nicely.

If you don’t salt your baked good, they will taste quite bland, trust me.

Salt – Of course, I use salt in almost all baking to bring all the flavors together.

Sugar – While I used white granulated sugar for the cake batter, you can use half white sugar and half brown sugar if you wish.Flour – You’ll need some plain all-purpose flour for the cake batter.This is why this Southern cake is so perfect! So if you’ve got a sweet tooth like me, you’re going to love this cake! It’s incredibly moist, sweet, loaded with pineapple and bananas and my favorite part is the epic cream cheese frosting that’s topped with toasted coconut and pecans. This cake is right up my alley because I love baking whether it’s cakes, breads, muffins, you name it, but I don’t like making fancy cakes. Serve this with a piping hot cup of tea or coffee and you’ll have everyone singing, not just the birds. That’s why this recipe is one of my favorites and taps in to my love of baking. This cake really is the best of both worlds, because it tastes like a marriage made in heaven between carrot cake and banana bread. 7 How Do I Know When My Cake Is Done Baking?.6 What Is The Difference Between Carrot Cake And Hummingbird Cake?.