Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird cake describes a moist and flavorful dessert typically made with pineapple, banana, and pecans and topped with cream cheese icing. Some consider them a cousin to carrot cakes. They are particularly popular in the South.

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Heavenly Angel Food Cake
... what was baking. "Angel food cake," he quickly replied. Of course! It couldn't have been anything else.... I remembered those cakes of my childhood, when my mom would pull her angel food cake out of the oven... and, to allow it to cool, inverted it (cake tin and all) over the neck of a bottle of Lea & Perrins... read more...
Lusting After Lemon Cake
...Spring makes me have lemon cake on the brain, but not just any old lemon cake. I'm talking about... onto the brilliant idea of eating cake for lunch. Yes, cake for lunch. The local bakery specialized... in cakes of all kinds, and a friend and I realized that the huge and filling slices were just the thing... read more...
Sweet & Healthy Carrot Cake
...Carrots with cream cheese sounds unappetizing at first. Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting... used in cakes in the Middle Ages, when sugar was scarce, and the sweet vegetable was able to add both... texture and flavor. Nowadays, we still love carrot cake for the sweetness, and we can also appreciate... read more...
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Caramel-Frosted Hummingbird Cake
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