
I don’t recommend just spraying, we’ve all had at least one experience with a cake or dessert sticking but parchment paper helps prevent that. Use a scale if possible to measure ingredients for consistent results.It has a lot more flavor than the canned. Spread coconut along outside of cake, decorate top with pecans. Prepare frosting and spread over cooled cake.Let cool in pans about 10 minutes, then invert and cool on wire rack.Pour into cake pans, bake until set, about 35 minutes.Finish by folding in pineapple and pecans. Fold in half of the flour mixture, then mashed banana, then remaining flour mixture.Whip white and brown sugar with eggs until pale and fluffy, mix in oil and vanilla.Whisk remaining flour, baking soda, spices and salt.Whisk together pineapple with 1/4 cup flour.Preheat oven to 350, grease and line and flour cake pans.Shredded coconut – use medium (standard) shredded coconut.Cream cheese – stick with Philadelphia brand for consistent results.Pecans – these are toasted to add even more flavor.Butter – use unsalted so the frosting isn’t overly salty.Vanilla extract – added to both the cake and frosting for that irresistible background flavor.

Oil offers a moister cake than butter would.


I think of this cake as banana cake meets the tropics, in that it is loaded with bananas, laced with fresh pineapple and covered in sweet, toasted coconut. The best Hummingbird Cake! It’s a tender, flavorful cake brimming with fresh pineapple, bananas, pecans, and spices and finished with luscious cream cheese frosting and coconut! The perfect cake for Easter or any other special occasion.
