Art Smith's Hummingbird cake

[sherryberry 35]

On our last trip, we went to chef Art Smith's Homecoming (or is it Homecomin'?) restaurant. I really wanted to try the hummingbird cake, but opted for the banana pudding since it wasn't on the menu - I didn't want to miss my chance to have it. I figured I would try the hummingbird cake on my next visit. I googled the recipe for the hummingbird cake during our drive home and found an article from Disney food blog. We came home from work the other night and whipped it up! It's really yummy. I thought I was doing something wrong because the batter ended up being really thick - I had to spoon it into the pans instead of pouring it in. The cakes are fairly dense (it's a heavy cake), but still very moist. I didn't want to run out of frosting for the outside of the cake, so I skimped between the layers a bit. Next time, I'll use more frosting between the two layers. I would definitely make this cake again!

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2017/01/10/disney-recipe-hummingbird-cake-from-chef-art-smiths-homecoming-in-disney-springs/

Chef Art Smith’s Hummingbird Cake

Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming Florida Kitchen and Southern Shine

Cake Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups granulated sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups chopped ripe bananas

1 cup drained crushed pineapple

1 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs, beaten

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 cup (4 ounces) finely chopped pecans (optional)

Frosting Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter at room temperature

1 pound confectioners’ sugar (about 4 1/2 cups, sifted)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Make sure you position racks in the center and bottom third of the oven.

2. Lightly butter two 9-inch round cake pans, sprinkle evenly with flour and tap out the excess. You can also line the bottom of each cake pan with rounds of parchment paper, then flour the pans and tap out the excess.

3. Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a bowl. In another bowl, stir or whisk the bananas, pineapple, oil, eggs, and vanilla until combined. Do not use an electric mixer. Pour into the dry mixture and fold together with a large spatula just until smooth. Do not beat. Fold in the pecans. Spread evenly into the pans.

4. Bake 30-35 minutes until the center of cakes spring back when pressed. Transfer the cakes to wire racks and cool for 10 minutes. Invert the cakes onto the racks (remove the parchment paper now if you used it). Turn cakes right side up and cool completely.

To make the icing:

Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until combined. On low speed gradually mix in the sugar, then the vanilla to make a smooth icing.

To frost the cake:

Place 1 cake layer upside down on a serving platter. Spread with about 2/3 cup of the icing. Top with the second layer right side up. Spread the remaining icing over the top and sides of the cake.

The cake can be prepared up to 1 day ahead and stored, uncovered in the refrigerator. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.

Serves 12

[alexwyattmommy 181]

Hmmmm, I don't see whiskey listed in the ingredients.

 

Cake looks good!

[Beckers 1,136]

Sounds yummy!!!