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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Meme's Hummingbird Cake

3 cups all purpose flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. salad oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 - 8oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained
2 c. chopped bananas
2 c. chopped pecans
Cream cheese frosting

Combine dry ingredients. in a large mixing bowl;
add eggs and salad oil, stirring until dry ingred. are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup chopped pecans and bananas.
Spoon batter into 3 well greased and floured 9 inch cake pans.
Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool in pans 10 minutes,
remove and cool completely.
Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
Sprinkle with 1 cup chopped pecans.
Frost the entire cake
Put pecan halves on top of cake.

Cream Cheese frosting:
1 8 oz. packages of cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter
2 pounds powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
Combine cream cheese and butter; cream until smooth. Add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.

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