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Traditionally hummingbird cake is made with bananas, pineapples and pecans, however I rarely have pecans, and always have walnuts on hand, now on the rare occasion that I do have a taste for this delicious dessert and I actually have some pecans on hand, I will use the pecan, but don’t sleep on the walnuts it’s just as tasty.

Hummingbird cake is a banana and pineapple packed dessert originated in the south, as in most of  the good things in life:) It’s an appropriate dessert for spring and summer gatherings and why not put it in the perfect sharing form, the oh-so-special “cupcake”. Yep, hummingbird cupcakes, these little things taste just as cute as they look!

 

3 ripe bananas

 4 tablespoons butter

½ cup canola oil

1 cup Sugar

3 Eggs

Tablespoon Vanilla

1 cup cake flour

1 Teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

Dash of salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Handful of walnuts

1 can sliced pineapples

Icing

8 oz Cream Cheese

2 Cups confectioner sugar

Splash of vanilla

 

Pre-heat oven to 350ᴼ

I like to use sliced pineapples so I can get big chunks them when enjoying the cupcake, and I can see the leftover for a garnish. With about 6 slices just simply break them up using your hands or cut into small chunks. Set aside I add them right before putting the mix in cupcake tin.

Sift cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

Cream together the butter and bananas. Mix in canola oil, and sugar. Add eggs on at a time and mix well after each addition. Add vanilla.

Now add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients. Mix in cut up pineapples, and walnuts. Mix gently just until everything is incorporated.

Put in lined cupcake pan and cook for about 35 minutes. Check with a toothpick, just insert it to the middle of the cupcake when it comes out clean your done.

While cupcakes are cooling (at least an hour, or put them in the refrigerator for a quick cool down) prepare you frosting, which is a pretty simple mix. Cream the softened cream cheese in a bowl and add confectioner sugar in parts, mixing after each addition.

You don’t need any fancy decorating tools, simply put your frosting in a zip lock bag, cut the tip and ice your cooled cupcakes. Add a piece of pineapple and nuts to the top and voila! 

Hummingbird Cupcakes
This classic southern cake gets twisted into cute little cupcakes!
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Ingredients
  1. ½ cup canola oil
  2. 1 cup Sugar
  3. 3 Eggs
  4. Tablespoon Vanilla
  5. 1 cup cake flour
  6. 1 Teaspoon baking powder
  7. ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  8. Dash of salt
  9. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  10. Handful of walnuts
  11. 1 can sliced pineapples
  12. Icing
  13. 8 oz Cream Cheese
  14. 2 Cups confectioner sugar
  15. Splash of vanilla
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350ᴼ
  2. I like to use sliced pineapples so I can get big chunks them when enjoying the cupcake, and I can see the leftover for a garnish.
  3. With about 6 slices just simply break them up using your hands or cut into small chunks.
  4. Set aside I add them right before putting the mix in cupcake tin.
  5. Sift cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  6. Cream together the butter and bananas.
  7. Mix in canola oil, and sugar.
  8. Add eggs on at a time and mix well after each addition.
  9. Add vanilla.
  10. Now add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients.
  11. Mix in cut up pineapples, and walnuts.
  12. Mix gently just until everything is incorporated.
  13. Put in lined cupcake pan and cook for about 35 minutes.
  14. Check with a toothpick, just insert it to the middle of the cupcake when it comes out clean your done.
  15. While cupcakes are cooling (at least an hour, or put them in the refrigerator for a quick cool down) prepare you frosting, which is a pretty simple mix.
  16. Cream the softened cream cheese in a bowl and add confectioner sugar in parts, mixing after each addition.
  17. You don’t need any fancy decorating tools, simply put your frosting in a zip lock bag, cut the tip and ice your cooled cupcakes.
  18. Add a piece of pineapple and nuts to the top and voila!
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