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Hummingbird Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Hummingbird Cake

15 ingredients 24 hr + 20 hr 6 openrecipes
Hummingbird Cake

The cake was deliciously tender and moist, filled with tropical ingredients—pineapple, nuts and banana. Traditional hummingbird cake doesn’t include coconut, but I had a strong feeling that it would taste even better with it. And believe it or not, it did!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1177
Calories
24g
Protein
48g
Fat
169g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Flower not in our table 0
Cake not in our table 0
Nuts not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole FOR THE PINEAPPLE FLOWERS:
  • 1-½ cup Fresh Pineapple
  • 1 teaspoon FOR THE CAKE:
  • 1 teaspoon Cake Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ⅓ cups Cinnamon
  • ¾ cups Salt
  • 2 whole Canola Oil
  • 1 whole Granulated Sugar
  • ½ cups Egg, Room Temperature
  • ½ cups Ripe Banana, Peeled And Mashed
  • ¼ cups Chopped Pineapple
  • 1 package Chopped Nuts Of Your Choice
  • ¾ cups Sweetened Shredded Coconut

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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