31. Posted by Susan S on Fri, Aug 17, 2007, 11:38 am PDT

This is such a flexible recipe, it won't much matter if you add b. powder! Been making it for 35 years, don't add b.p., do add 1/2 t nutmeg, toast 3/4 C broken pecans (8 minutes, 350) and use a whole 8 oz can of crushed pineapple in juice-NOT drained. It doesn't much matter if you have a few more bananas or not and I have even made it with raisins in muffin tins and once with coconut for a special request. The cake looks much like a carrot cake when iced and I usually sprinkle a few of the pecans on top, or for a fancy birthday, I cook pecans in caramel (1/2 C sugar, heat low until brown), add 2 T cream, stir. Fold in 1 firm sliced banana and a few pineapple chunks and drizzle over cream cheese and let caramel run down sides. Beautiful. Cake is light, fresh and very tasty. Some like it best cold, and it really doesn't even matter if you make it like a traditional cake batter with a mixer. Althogether, very forgiving. If you are worried about success, don't be with this recipe. Can also bake in 9 X 13 or even in a bundt cake with no icing. Or use brown sugar in recipe. Try it-I'll bet you make it again.

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32. Posted by hmhjennings on Fri, Aug 17, 2007, 11:50 am PDT

Can this cake be baked in an Angel Food tin or Bundt pan

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33. Posted by PATTY B on Sat, Aug 18, 2007, 9:44 am PDT

I believe that the receipt should read 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder

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34. Posted by hntcrlyn on Sun, Aug 19, 2007, 1:45 am PDT

Why is this called hummingbird cake?

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35. Posted by Shelley W on Mon, Oct 15, 2007, 12:59 pm PDT

I just made this cake for the first time last week for my family and everyone just loved it. I will be making it again many times over for any occassion or just for something sweet. This is the best cake I have ever had.

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36. Posted by Sharon on Mon, Aug 04, 2008, 9:59 am PDT

I think the baking soda line was pasted twice. Salt is listed later. Looks like a good recipe to try!

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37. Posted by Kellzo on Mon, Aug 04, 2008, 11:31 am PDT

The recipe states two round cake pans, but the photo shows a bundt cake - no pecans listed in ingrediants, and is it salt & baking soda or what? Does anyone at Yahoo read these commentaries? Sounds good, but I'll be going to allrecipes.com for the correct recipe.

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38. Posted by zahrialittle on Wed, Oct 14, 2009, 2:35 pm PDT

this recipe is written corrrectly so just try it out it might be good

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