Hummingbird Cake

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1½ cups oil
• 8 oz can crushed pineapple, do not drain
• 2 cups bananas, mashed or about 3 – 4 large bananas
• 1 cup pecans or almonds/ walnuts chopped
• cream cheese frosting (see recipe below)
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon.
• Mix together with whisk. Add eggs, vanilla extract, oil, pineapple, bananas and pecans(or nuts of choice) and mix until all ingredients are moistened.
• Spray 3 (9 inch) round cake pans or one 9 x 13 inch pan. Cook in preheated 350 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes until cake is done in center. Then Frost with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick), room temperature
• 8 oz of Philly cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 – 3 cups of powdered sugar
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract