Easy Hummingbird Cake (From a Boxed Cake Mix)
photo by PSU Lioness
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) boxed white cake mix (DO NOT get the kind with pudding in it) or boxed yellow cake mix (DO NOT get the kind with pudding in it)
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
- 2 medium bananas, peeled and mashed
- 10 maraschino cherries, chopped
- 2 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 (16 1/4 ounce) can cream cheese frosting
directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
- Divide mixture equally between 2 greased 9" round cake pans.
- Bake on both pans on middle oven rack for approximately 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes then remove cakes from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
- Place one cake (the "bottom" one) on a plate and frost with cream cheese frosting, taking care to make it heavier on top.
- Place the other cake (the "top" cake) on top of the already frosted cake to create a layer cake.
- Frost the top cake so it blends with the bottom cake and forms a two-tier layer cake.
- NOTE: If the cakes are not flat on the top, use a long knife to cut the "baking bump" off so they are flat BEFORE you frost them. It will give them a more uniform appearance.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PSU Lioness
Coal Township, Pennsylvania
The most defining trait in my life is that I am a mother to two wonderful boys (Tyler, 20 and Zayden, 9). I live in the little college town of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. It is the most wonderful place to live as it's nestled in the Appalachian Mountains and along the beautiful Susquehanna River.
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