This Chocolate Brownie Pudding Cake is a great old-fashioned recipe which were very popular back when I was a girl. Delicious brownie topping with a creamy chocolate pudding beneath. You can have your cake and pudding all in one!
This Old-Fashioned Custard Pie is an old recipe my mom used to make when I was a girl. It’s easy to put together and perfect for a summer day.
My grandma liked to make Hummingbird Cake. It was one of our family favorites. It’s easy to make and a great way to use those ripening bananas sitting on the counter.
(Post modified with new photos on 3/22/22.)
I have no idea what it has to do with hummingbirds. After a quick search on the Internet I learned that this recipe first appeared in Southern Living Magazine in 1978, and was named Hummingbird Cake because it is so very sweet and delightful.
Hummingbird cake is sweet, and moist, and a perfect choice for family gatherings or your next potluck dinner at church.
Oh, and the cream cheese frosting with pecans is to die for. I mean, really, it might be my favorite. No scraping off the frosting on this cake. You’ll want to eat it all. Every bite.
In fact, I think I have some bananas sitting on the counter that I should probably use . . . I should probably bake this cake right now so we can eat it after supper.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Gather your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Prepare two 9-inch round cake pans by spraying with baker’s spray or line with waxed paper for easy cake removal.
You might also opt to use an oblong cake pan for this recipe.
Mash the bananas with a blending fork or a potato masher.
Chop the nuts. Pecans or English walnuts work well with this recipe. Use whichever you have in your cabinet. Chop enough for both the cake and the garnishing for the icing.
I like to use a food chopper to chop any nuts I use in my recipes. It takes little effort and always gives me the desired consistency.
Do not drain your pineapple. You want all that wonderful juice for this recipe.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Add eggs, oil, and vanilla. Mix together until moistened.
The batter will be rather stiff at this point.
Add the mashed bananas, undrained pineapple, and chopped nuts
Pour batter into prepared baking pan(s) lined and sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown and tests done in the center with a toothpick. Remove from oven and Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes and then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
If using an oblong pan, bake for 45-50 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before icing the cake. Allow the cake to cool 10 minutes, and then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, softened butter, whole milk and vanilla extract. Mix until well blended, about 2-3 minutes.
To ice a layer cake, begin with the bottom layer, placing the top side down on the cake plate.
If desired, you may place strips of waxed paper around the bottom of the cake to prevent any icing smudges.
Divide the frosting into thirds, and spread 1/3 on the bottom layer.
Next, place the second layer top side up and spoon 1/3 of the frosting along the edges so that you can frost the sides of the cake. Be sure to fill any gaps between the layers.
Finish by swirling the remaining frosting on the top in a decorative fashion. Sprinkle chopped nuts on top, as desired.
Sometimes I sprinkle the nuts in the center of the cake, while other times I sprinkle the entire top.
If you’ve opted to bake this cake in an oblong cake pan, simply spread the cream cheese frosting on cake and sprinkle the top with chopped nuts.
Serve this cake with iced tea, lemonade, or with a glass of icy cold milk.
This recipe will serve 15 people.
See more Cake Recipes Here. And here are a Few Ways to Use Those Bananas.
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