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Home Dish Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird Cake

Name: How to cook Hummingbird Cake - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 people
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Ricardo

Hummingbird Cake

This cake, by chef Art Smith, was one of the most requested desserts at his (now closed) Chicago restaurant, Table Fifty-Two. My friend Rick once tried it and raved to me about it. I was able to find the recipe in Oprah’s website. Indeed, this is the best version of hummingbird cake that I have ever tasted.

Ingredient

Food ration :

12 people

Cooking time :

2 hours

445 grams (3 cups)

all-purpose flour

446 grams (2 cups)

granulated sugar

1 teaspoon

baking soda

1 teaspoon

ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon

salt

440 grams (2 cups)

chopped ripe bananas (3 to 4 units)

224 grams (1 cup)

drained crushed pineapple

190 grams (1 cup)

vegetable oil

large eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon

vanilla extract

130 grams (1 cup)

finely chopped pecans

8 ounces

cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 cup (1 stick)

butter, at room temperature

1 pound

confectioners' sugar (about 4 1/2 cups sifted)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

To make the cake, position racks in the center and bottom third of the oven and preheat to 350°. Lightly butter two 9" round cake pans, sprinkle evenly with flour and tap out the excess. (If you wish, butter the pans, line the bottoms with rounds of parchment paper, then flour the pans and tap out the excess.)

* Step 2

Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt into a bowl.

* Step 3

In another bowl, stir or whisk the bananas, pineapple, oil, eggs and vanilla until combined. Do not use an electric mixer.

* Step 4

Pour into the dry mixture and fold together with a large spatula just until smooth. Do not beat.

* Step 5

Fold in the pecans.

* Step 6

Spread evenly into the pans. Bake until the cake springs back when pressed in the center, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer the cakes to wire racks and cool for 10 minutes.

* Step 7

Invert the cakes onto the racks (remove the parchment paper now if using). Cool completely.

* Step 8

To make the icing: Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until combined. On low speed, gradually beat in the sugar, then the vanilla, to make a smooth icing.

* Step 9

Place one cake layer, upside down on a serving platter. Spread with about 2/3 cup of the icing. Top with the second layer, right side up. Spread the remaining icing over the top and sides of the cake.