Hummingbird Cake w/ Lime Cream Cheese Icing Recipe
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Ingredients
Hummingbird Cake
- 1 + 3/4 cup Self Raising Flour
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Dessicated Coconut
- 1tsp Baking Soda
- 1tsp Cinnamon
- 220g Pineapple
- 220g Kiwi fruit
- 2 Ripe Banana
- 3/4 cup Light Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 Eggs
Lime Cream Cheese Icing
- 75g Cream Cheese
- 75g Unsalted Butter
- 175g Icing Sugar
- 1tsp Lime juice
- 2tsp Lime rind
How to make Hummingbird Cake w/ Lime Cream Cheese Icing
I think the traditional Hummingbird consists of pineapple, banana and coconut. Since Kiwi fruit is in season now in Australia, I thought I'll try replacing half the required amount of pineapple with kiwi. I quite like it, as the kiwi fruit is a little tart, so the cake is not too sweet and you get the tangy bite ^_^ If kiwi is not readily available, just double the amount of pineapple.
To make the cake :
- Pre-heat oven to 180 C
- Chop the fruits into small pieces (for the banana, mash them)
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl, make sure to break all the brown sugar lumps.
- Make a well in the centre, pour in the olive oil and eggs into the well, and mix well with the dry ingredients. Do not over mix.
- Then add in the fruits and mix until just combined.
- Bake until the cake springs back when lightly pressed.
(The cake will be moist, so if it looks wet, don't worry )
For the icing :
- In a bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, butter and icing sugar until creamy.
- Add in the lime juice and rind. Mix well.
If you wish, you can add toppings like chopped walnuts and lime rind with dusting of cinnamon.
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monica saysNo actual Hummingbird was harmed during the baking process...^0^
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CertifiedEater saysWhen's the best season for kiwis? P.S. Hi hi, I'm from down under too :D
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such a cute name.