Hummingbird Cake Bites
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 2 eggs (lightly beaten) ⓘ
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil ⓘ
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract ⓘ
- 1/2 cup crushed pineapple (with juice) ⓘ
- 1/2 cup pecans (toasted and finely chopped) ⓘ
- 1 cup banana (very ripe and mashed) ⓘ
- Cream Cheese Frosting ⓘ
- 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese (softened, Neufchatel preferred) ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons butter (softened) ⓘ
- 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted) ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Line mini-muffin tins with 48 paper liners; set aside.
- Toast pecans in a medium-heat iron skillet, on the stove top, stirring constantly, until fragrant. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir in eggs, oil and vanilla just until dry ingredients are moistened; do not beat. Fold in the pineapple (and juice), pecans and banana.
- Gently spoon batter into the cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Do not overfill. You will have just enough batter for all 48 cups.
- Bake 20 minutes; if using two pans at once, rotating the top and lower pans at the 10-minute mark for even baking. (If you have a convection oven, this is not necessary.) Bake in two batches if you have only one pan!
- Cake bites are done when they are dark golden brown and gently crowned on top. Remove from oven and cool at least 20 minutes before frosting.
- Swirl a small amount of icing over each cake bite in a decorative fashion. Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap until ready to serve. (Wooden picks can be inserted in a few of the bites to keep plastic wrap from smearing the tops.).
- Makes 48 cake bites.
- Cream Cheese Frosting Directions:
- In a small mixer bowl combine 4 ounces softened cream cheese, 4 tablespoons softened unsalted butter, 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract ~ beat with mixer until smooth.
- Place in a zipper-top plastic bag with one corner snipped (or use a cake decorating bag).
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1183
kcal
59% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).