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- From: slg@ms13.mis.semi.harris.com (Sandy)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Hummingbird Cake
- Date: Wed, 22 Mar 95 02:16:49 GMT
- Organization: Harris Electronic Systems Sector
- Message-ID: <D4wAoA.7EK@news.ess.harris.com>
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- This recipe was a favorite at the bank I worked at. The recipe ended up
- in the bank cookbook three times.
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- HUMMINGBIRD CAKE
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- 3 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups oil
- 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt 1 8oz can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup pecans
- 1 tsp cinnamon 2 cups bananas, mashed
- 3 eggs, beaten
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- Combine dry ingredients; add eggs and oil and stir until moist. Do not beat.
- Add vvanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans and bananas. Mix well. Spoon into 3
- 9 inch round cake pans or 2 large square cake pans. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
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- FROSTING
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- 1 cup pecans 1 16oz box powdered sugar
- 1 8oz pkg cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup margarine or butter, softened
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- Combine cream cheese and butter until soft. Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Mix well. Frost cooled cake. Sprinkle pecans on top. Keep cake in refrig to
- prevent frosting from running. Or reduce butter to 1/2 cup for a stiffer
- frosting.
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