Hummingbird Cake recipe

Step 1

Grease a deep 23cm round cake pan and line base with baking paper.

Step 2

Drain pineapple in a fine sieve, pressing out as much syrup as possible, reserving ¼ cup syrup.

Step 3

Sift flours, soda and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir in sugar and coconut. Make a well in the centre.

Step 4

Add combined bananas, eggs, oil, pineapple and reserved syrup. Mix until combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan.

Step 5

Cook at 180C for about 1 hour, or until cooked when tested with skewer.

Step 6

Cover with foil if top is over browning.

Step 7

Stand cake in pan for 5 minutes and turn out onto wire rack to cool.

Step 8

Cream cheese frosting: Beat butter, cream cheese and essence in a small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Step 9

Gradually beat in icing sugar until smooth.

Step 10

Spread on top and sides of cake