Coconut and pineapple banana cake (Hummingbird cake)
A carrot cake-style cake with a tropical twist! This coconut and pineapple banana cake is moist, light and both subtly and beautifully flavorsome. A perfect sharing cake for summer!
Servings 9 - 16
Calories 545kcal
Ingredients
For the cake
- 2 cups plain flour I used 1 cup wholemeal, 1 cup white
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup dessicated or flaked coconut
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 small to medium ripe bananas mashed
- 2 large eggs whisked
- ¾ cup dark or light brown sugar
- ½ cup oil I used half light olive oil and half rape seed oil, but any is fine
- 8 ounces pineapple with juice, (1 can) pineapple chopped into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
For the frosting
- 4½ ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups icing / powdered sugar
- ½ cup crushed walnuts to decorate optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180C / 355F and line a 8 – 9 inch square (or equivalent) baking pan with baking paper.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, coconut, and salt in a large bowl.
- Mash the banana in another large bowl, then whisk in the eggs, sugar, oil, pineapple and juice, cinnamon and ginger.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until just combined (take care not to overmix).
- Pour into the baking pan, then bake for 25 to 30 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out more or less clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Beat the cream cheese with a hand-held whisk, then slowly whisk in the icing / powdered sugar until you have a thick frosting. Pile on top of the cake (nice and thick!) when the cake is completely cool.
Notes
How long the cake lasts: I find this cake is fine for at least 4 days. I’m afraid there’s never been any left after that to find out how much longer it would last!
Nutrition
Calories: 545kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 301mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 4.8mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2.2mg