Hummingbird cake
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| Alternative names | Maryland Hummingbird Cake |
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| Type | Cake |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Southern United States |
| Creator | P.J. Hatton |
| Main ingredients | Flour, sugar, Bananas, pineapples, pecans, vanilla, eggs, spices |
 Cookbook: Hummingbird cake  Media: Hummingbird cake | |
Hummingbird cake is a banana-pineapple spice cake common in the Southern United States. Ingredients include flour, sugar, salt, ripe banana, pineapple, cinnamon, pecans, vanilla extract, eggs, and leavening agent. It is often served with cream cheese frosting [1][2][3] The cake has been a tradition in Southern cuisine since the mid-20th century.[4] The first known publication of the recipe, as written by L.H. Wiggin, was in the February 1978 issue of Southern Living. The cake won the Favorite Cake Award later that same year at the Kentucky State Fair.
It was selected Southern Living's favorite recipe in 1990 and was noted as the most requested recipe in the magazine's history.[5] The cake typically has two or three layers with pecans (or walnuts), mashed bananas, crushed pineapple and cream cheese frosting.
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A vegan hummingbird cake with chocolate frosting
References
- ↑ Long, Anne (5 July 1979). "Old-fashioned pickle recipe uses cassia buds". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ Schaarsmith, Amy McConnell (1 June 2006). "Consider the cupcake: A plea to return to the joys of home baking". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "Hummingbird Cake a Texas Treat". The Pittsburgh Press. 24 February 1991. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ Country Living Great Cakes: Home-Baked Creations from the Country Living Kitchen. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. 1 March 2008.
- ↑ "6 Ways with Hummingbird Cake". SouthernLiving.com. Southern Living. Retrieved 14 August 2014.