Hummingbird Cake with Lemon Meringue Cream Cheese Frosting

This Easter, make a truly classic Southern style spiced cake with an Amoretti® twist. Hummingbird Cake elevated with our compounds and artisans with a yummy Lemon Meringue frosting is the perfect choice for your Easter party! 

Ingredients

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2/3 cup Amoretti® Premium Pecan Flour
• ½ Tsp Salt
• 2 Tsps. Baking Powder
• 2 Tsps. Baking Soda
• ½ Tsp Powdered Cinnamon
• 1 ½ cups super fine white sugar
• ½ cup Whole Milk
• ½ cup Sour Cream
• 1 cup flavorless oil
• 2-3 Tbsps. Amoretti® Pineapple Compound
• 1 Tbsp. Amoretti® Natural Vanilla Bean Artisan
• ½ cup mashed Banana
• 1 cup Pecans
• 2 Tbsps. All-Purpose Flour

 LEMON MERINGUE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

• 8 oz. Cream cheese
• 1 Stick or ½ a cup Unsalted Butter
• 3-4 cups powdered sugar or confectioner’s sugar
• 1-2 Tbsps. Amoretti® Natural Lemon Meringue Artisan

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C.
• Mix together all the dry ingredients including the pecan flour, all purpose flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder and sugar, in a big bowl and set aside.
• In a measuring cup, whisk together milk, sour cream, oil, Pineapple Compound and Vanilla Bean Artisan.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients in batches and whisk to combine. 
• Drop in the mashed bananas and mix.
• Coat the chopped pecans in flour and gently fold into the cake batter.
• Divide the batter equally among three 6 inch pans greased and lined with parchment paper. (You can also use two 8 inch pans or one 9 x 13 inches pan.)
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool the cake layers on the counter or in the refrigerator overnight before frosting.

FROSTING:

• Whip the butter until it is light and fluffy.
• Drop in the cream cheese and whip again. 
• Add powdered sugar in batches and keep whipping until the desired texture is achieved. 
• Finally drop in the Lemon Meringue Artisan and give a final whip! 

ASSEMBLY:

• Slice each cake into two layers so that you have six layers in total. 
• Sandwich the layers with the cream cheese frosting.
• Top with melted chocolate or ganache drip and your favorite Easter candy and Spring florals! Enjoy!