Hummingbird Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups canola oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 1 cup chopped black walnuts
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 pound butter, softened
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour 2 - 9 inch cake pans.
• sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. set aside.
• in a large bowl, combine the oil, eggs, pineapple, bananas and nuts. add flour mixture, and mix together by hand.
• pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. remove from oven and allow to cool on racks.
• prepare the frosting by blending together the cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. evenly spread frosting on middle, sides and top of cake.