This bundt is amazing and I cannot wait to make it again asap. I have never had a bundt cake as moist and delicious as this Hummingbird Cake recipe. I don’t say that too often, but this one is a serious winner. My entire family loved it too, which is usually difficult because everybody likes different flavors. Even #ToddlerLnC loved the “hummbird” cake and kept asking for more.

Bananas and crushed pineapple give it such a great flavor. The original recipe asked for walnuts, but I had pecans on hand and they were perfect with the cake. I also used toasted pecans on top for a garnish too. The pecans gave it a great crunch and contrast to the incredibly moist crumb.

I used cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg in the cake. I love having fresh nutmeg to use in my Fall baking and almost always have whole nutmegs in my pantry. This is a good nutmeg grater and you can easily find whole nutmeg here or in your local grocery store. I also use fresh nutmeg in my Christmas Nutmeg Logs – one of my most favorite holiday cookies!

Now, back to this cake. I love the cream cheese glaze on top. I think it is the perfect consistency and amount, but Mr. L&C wanted more of it. You can easily add a little more of each ingredient to get more frosting, but I wouldn’t double it, because it already made a good amount. Instead, you can also spread it on, instead of making a pour-able glaze, by not adding as much milk or cream. That way you can cover more of the cake if you prefer.

Here is some fun history about the Hummingbird Cake:

• it is thought to have been invented in Jamaica in the 1960s
•  originally it was called the “Doctor Bird Cake” which was a nickname for a local Jamaican hummingbird
• the cake was said to be named after the bird because it was sweet enough to attract hummingbirds, who only eat nectar. Another theory is that the yellow streaks of banana is similar to the bird’s plumage
• the first printed recipe for Hummingbird Cake was in Southern Living Magazine in February of 1978

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