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Prep time
20 minutes
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Cook time
40 minutes
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Makes
1 layer cake
Author Notes
Whether or not you’ve ever actually had a piece hummingbird cake before, you’ve probably seen it on your favorite southern food blog. The quirkily named banana-spice cake with crushed pineapple and chopped nuts is slathered with cream cheese and full of southern charm. My version has a sticky-sweet buttermilk glaze that goes on the cake straight out the oven (a tip from Chrissy Teigen), which adds a luscious, stick-to-your-fork texture that’s absolutely divine and incredibly addictive. It’s a super-simple one-bowl and no-mixer cake (excluding the frosting). But since it’s only one layer, you won’t have to spend a lot of time frosting it, which means less time you’ll have to wait before eating it. —Grant Melton
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Ingredients
- For the Cake:
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1/2 cup
mashed, over-ripe banana (approximately 2 bananas)
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1/2 cup
crushed pineapple
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1/4 cup
olive oil
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1/4 cup
canola oil
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2/3 cup
sugar
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2
eggs
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2 cups
flour
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon
ginger
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1/4 teaspoon
nutmeg
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1/2 cup
pecans, chopped
- For the glaze and frosting:
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1/2 cup
powdered sugar
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1/3 cup
buttermilk
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6 ounces
cream cheese
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4 tablespoons
butter
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1/2 teaspoon
vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
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1 cup
confectioner’s sugar
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1 pinch
salt
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1 handful
chopped pecans, dried pineapples, or edible flowers
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease one 9-inch round cake pan with butter and dust with flour, shaking out any excess. Place a round of parchment in the bottom of the cake pan. Set aside.
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, crushed pineapple, olive oil, canola oil, sugar, and eggs until all the ingredients are well incorporated. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. One the batter has come together and is smooth, fold in the pecans. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake.
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While the cake bakes, make the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and buttermilk until smooth. Set aside.
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Let the cake rest for 5 minutes when it comes out of the oven. While the cake is still warm, carefully invert the cake onto a plate. Remove the parchment from the cake and pour half the glaze on top of the cake. Using an offset spatula spread the glaze to the edges of the cake. Let the cake soak up the glaze for a minute and then repeat with remaining glaze. Let the cake rest for a few hours until completely cool before frosting.
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While the cake cools, make the frosting. In a stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, mix together the butter and cream cheese. Once mixed well, add the powdered sugar little by little. Add the vanilla and salt.
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Put the frosting on to the cake and rustically frost the top. Decorate with chopped pecans, dried pineapple, edible flowers, or a mixture of all three.
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