Dessert for 14

Hummingbird Cake

Name: Hummingbird Cake
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 14 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 3 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple in juice; 2 cups coarsely chopped bananas; 2 packages (8 oz) cream cheese; 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 8 cups confectioners’ sugar

$8.85for 460 minServes 14

This Southern cake combines bananas, pineapple, pecans, and cinnamon, then bakes in one pan under creamy vanilla frosting.

Photo: onceuponachef.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 3$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
	Canned fruit, 8 oz$0.12/oz typical	8 oz	$0.96Typical price
	Bananas, 0.65 lb$0.62/lb typical	0.65 lb	$0.39Typical price
	Cream cheese, 16 oz$0.30/oz typical	16 oz	$4.80Typical price
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$30.96

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSugar and brown sugarBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsOlive and cooking oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
14servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Southern Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$2.21 per serving$8.85 for 4

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Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple in juice
2 cups coarsely chopped bananas
2 packages (8 oz) cream cheese
1 cup unsalted butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
8 cups confectioners’ sugar

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Whisk the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
Stir in the eggs, oil, vanilla, pineapple with its juice, bananas, and pecans until combined.
Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 35 minutes, until the center is firm and the eggs are fully set.
Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, salt, and confectioners' sugar until smooth while the cake cools for 15 minutes.
Spread the frosting over the cake and sprinkle the remaining chopped pecans on top.

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