Simple Way to Hummingbird Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Hummingbird Cake Iii

They're unbelievably moist — flavored with banana, pineapple, pecans, and cinnamon spice.

Recipe Summary Hummingbird Cake Iii

A tropical tasting cake, it is the next best thing to a tropical vacation in the middle of winter. Also known as a Bumblebee Cake.

Ingredients | Hummingbird Carrot Cake Cupcakes

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 eggs, beaten

1 ½ cups vegetable oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

1 cup chopped pecans

2 cups diced bananas

½ cup chopped pecans

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

½ cup butter, softened

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a large cookie sheet with sides, or an 11 x 17 inch jelly roll pan.

Combine flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add eggs and oil; stir until moistened. Do not beat. Stir in bananas, 2 teaspoons vanilla, pineapple, and 1 cup pecans.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until done. Cool on a wire rack.

Beat 1/2 cup pecans, cream cheese, butter or margarine, confectioners sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together until light and fluffy. Spread over the top of the cooled cake.

Info | Hummingbird Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Servings: 24 Yield: 1 - 11 x 17 inch sheet cake

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