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Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing

Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing is a moist cake flavored with pineapple, banana, cinnamon, and pecans and covered in a caramel-flavored frosting.

  • Prep20 min
  • Cook45 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • Serves0
  • Rating5.0
Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing

Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing is a moist cake flavored with pineapple, banana, cinnamon, and pecans and covered in a caramel-flavored frosting. It’s a real crowd pleaser! Because it is made in a 9×13-inch pan, it’s easy to make and is great for feeding lots of people.

Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing

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It’s said that it was named Hummingbird Cake because it is so sweet it attracts those beautiful little birds. And it IS a sweet cake. Perfect for someone with a substantial sweet tooth.

Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing

Usually you’ll see Hummingbird Cake as a 3-layer cake with a cream cheese frosting and it tastes similar to carrot cake, but many will say it’s much better.

Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing

Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing

A Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing makes a wonderful special occasion or holiday cake, especially for Easter. This sheet cake version is much simpler to prepare than a 3-layer cake, making it perfect for when you are crunched for time. It makes plenty to feed a crowd.

The caramel icing on this cake is made with cream cheese and butter and it gets its caramel flavor from caramel flavored ice cream topping. It works really well with the flavors in the cake batter and there is enough of it to form a nice thick layer on top of the cake.

Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing

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Hummingbird Sheet Cake with Caramel Icing

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Ingredients

Caramel Icing

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9X13-inch pan.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, combine flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice.

  3. 3

    Add vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.

  4. 4

    Stir in banana, pecans, pineapple, and coconut just until evenly mixed.

  5. 5

    Pour batter into prepared pan. Place in oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan.

  6. 6

    To make Caramel Icing, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in caramel-flavored ice cream topping and vanilla. Gradually beat in powdered sugar.

  7. 7

    Spread icing on cooled cake. Store leftovers in refrigerator.