Hummingbird Cake

 

Delicious traditional moist cake with plenty of flavor melts in your mouth, a divine dessert.

what you need:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 eggs -- beaten
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 8 oz can crushed pineapple -- NOT drained
2 cups pecans OR walnuts -- chopped
2 cups bananas -- chopped

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese -- softened 
1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 16 oz pkg powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add beaten eggs and oil, stirring until all
Ingredients are moist. DO NOT BEAT! 
Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup chopped nuts and the bananas. 

Spoon batter into 3 well greased and floured cake pans. 

Bake at 350 for 20-30 mins or till tests done. 
Cool in pans 10 mins. Remove and cool completely on rack.
Spread frosting over and sprinkle remaining nuts on top.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 

Combine cream cheese and butter and cream until smooth. 
Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy then stir in vanilla.