Why would they ever call a cake a hummingbird cake?
My guess is that this cake is so good it makes people go “mmmmmmmmmmmm” when they eat it, which sounds like the beating of the hummingbirds wings….so they named it that! But there is no hummingbird in the cake! Here is the recipe: Ingredients * 3 cups all-purpose flour * 1 teaspoon baking soda * 1 teaspoon salt * 2 cups sugar * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 3 large eggs, beaten * 1 cup vegetable oil * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract * 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained * 1 cup chopped pecans * 2 cups chopped bananas * Cream Cheese Frosting * 1/2 cup chopped pecans Preparation Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not beat.) Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans, and bananas. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool co
