Guessipes

Lazy Hummingbird Cake

Posted by Alana on

Hummingbird Cake is traditionally a banana pineapple pecan layer cake with cream cheese frosting. I was in the mood for some banana pineapple goodness, but honestly didn’t want to put in the effort required for a layer cake. I also didn’t have any cream cheese, but lately I’ve been enamored with Greek yogurt frosting. Thus my Lazy Hummingbird Cake was born. My husband ate so much of it I actually had to make another one the very next day, so apparently hummingbirds can successfully be lazy!

Guessipe

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 bananas, mashed
  • 10 oz crushed pineapple with its juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

FROSTING

  • 2 cups plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

Lazy Hummingbird Cake whisk flour cinnamon baking soda salt

In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. Then whisk in the banana, pineapple, and vanilla.

Lazy Hummingbird Cake whisk sugar vegetable oil eggs then add banana pineapple vanilla

Fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture until just combined. Then fold in the pecans.

Lazy Hummingbird Cake fold dry mixture into wet mixture then add pecans

Pour the batter into a greased 9×13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees F until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (about 45 minutes). Allow to cool completely.

Lazy Hummingbird Cake pour batter into greased pan and bake

While the cake is baking, stir all Frosting ingredients together until well combined. Spread the frosting on the cooled cake just before serving.

Lazy Hummingbird Cake