Description
A moist spice cake with pineapple, banana, and pecans, topped with cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and oil together until combined. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Fold in the crushed pineapple, mashed bananas, and chopped pecans.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat the softened cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until creamy. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Once the cakes are completely cool, frost the layers and the top of the cake.
Notes
- Toast the pecans lightly in a dry skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes before adding them to the batter.
- Make sure your pineapple is well-drained to prevent a soggy cake.
- You can substitute walnuts for pecans if you prefer.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 45
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 18
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 55
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 75
Keywords: hummingbird cake, pineapple cake, banana cake, spice cake, cream cheese frosting, tropical cake