Hummingbird Cake (or as we call it Todd's birthday cake ;) ) - My husband request this every year for his birthday (hence the candles on the cake! ;) They say it is called "Hummingbird Cake" because when you eat it you say " emmm emmm" as you eat it. I have to say, it will make you say "emm emm" bc it is delicious! Give it a try!

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 can (8oz) crushed pineapple WITH JUICE
  
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 medium mashed ripe bananas
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• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 12-14 oz of confectioners' sugar (I use 12 oz.)
  
• 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
  
• around 3 Tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice
  
• 1/2 Cup chopped pecans

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°. Sift or mix (if you don't have a sifter) flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon together into mixing bowl. Add eggs and oil to the dry ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon until ingredients are moistened. Stir in vanilla, pineapple and 1 cup pecans. Stir in the bananas. Spoon the batter into 3 well-greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes,or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
Combine cream cheese and butter; cream until smooth. Slowly, addd powdered sugar, beating with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in fresh squeezed lemon juice.

Frost each layer (tops only) . Sprinkle top evenly with the 1/2 to 1 cup chopped pecans.

Enjoy! :)