Banana-Pineapple Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana-Pineapple Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Banana-Pineapple Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
"My mother and I spent a recent afternoon shopping in Gruene, a small town not far from Austin," writes Martha Witebsky of Austin, Texas. "We loved the tender, fruity cake we had at the River House Tea Room. Would chef Carol Hill share the recipe for what she calls Hummingbird Cake?"
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  • Served Person: Makes 10 to 12 servings
American Fruit Dessert Bake Cream Cheese Banana Pineapple Pecan Summer Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • Carbohydrate 103 g(34%)
  • Cholesterol 129 mg(43%)
  • Fat 58 g(90%)
  • Fiber 3 g(14%)
  • Protein 9 g(18%)
  • Saturated Fat 20 g(98%)
  • Sodium 459 mg(19%)
  • Calories 954

PreparationFor cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Whisk in oil, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in bananas, pecans, and pineapple. Divide batter equally between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes. Run knife around cake sides and turn out onto rack to cool completely. For frosting: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl to blend. Beat in sugar and vanilla. Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread 1 1/2 cups frosting over. Top with second cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle toasted pecans in border around top edge of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Let stand at room temperature before serving.)

PreparationFor cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Whisk in oil, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in bananas, pecans, and pineapple. Divide batter equally between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes. Run knife around cake sides and turn out onto rack to cool completely. For frosting: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl to blend. Beat in sugar and vanilla. Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread 1 1/2 cups frosting over. Top with second cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle toasted pecans in border around top edge of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Let stand at room temperature before serving.)

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