Hummingbird Bread

For a cake so easy and delicious, Hummingbird Cake sure has a long and tangled story behind it. It’s main ingredients – tropical banana and pineapple – give a clue as to its origins. The story goes that it was first invented in Jamaica in the late 1960’s where it was known as “doctor bird For a cake so easy and delicious, Hummingbird Cake sure has a long and tangled story behind it. It’s main ingredients – tropical banana and pineapple – give a clue as to its origins.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup oil
  • 2 spotted bananas, mashed
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup canned pineapple chunks, undrained
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

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