Gluten-Free Hummingbird Cake
 
Makes 1 (8-inch) cake
Ingredients
  • 3 cups (444 grams) Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour
  • 1½ cups (300 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (2 grams) ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon (3.75 grams) baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon (1.5 grams) kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup (57 grams) chopped toasted pecans
  • 1 cup (224 grams) canola oil
  • 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
  • 3 large eggs (150 grams), room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon (4 grams) vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (200 grams) ¼-inch-chopped fresh pineapple
  • 4 cups (1,000 grams) Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
  • Pineapple-Pecan Filling (recipe follows)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter 3 (8-inch) round cake pans. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg; stir in pecans.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together oil, banana, eggs, and vanilla. Add oil mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Fold in pineapple. Divide batter among prepared pans.
  4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.
  5. Place a cooled cake layer on a cake plate. Place 1 cup (250 grams) Cream Cheese Frosting in a pastry bag fitted with a ½-inch round piping tip. (Alternatively, cut a ½-inch opening in tip of pastry bag.) Pipe around edge of cake layer. Spread half of Pineapple-Pecan Filling (about 300 grams) on layer inside piped border. Top with second cake layer, and pipe border around edge. Spread remaining Pineapple-Pecan Filling inside piped border. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread a thin layer of Cream Cheese Frosting on top and sides of cake to create a crumb coat. Refrigerate until filling is set, 30 to 45 minutes. Cover and refrigerate remaining frosting.
  6. Using a spatula, fold remaining Cream Cheese Frosting until smooth and workable. Spread frosting on top and lightly on sides of cake. Using a bench scraper, smooth edges until desired amount of frosting is left. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight before serving.
Recipe by Bake from Scratch at https://staging.bakefromscratch.com/december-three-popular-recipes-made-gluten-free/