Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing is a moist cake flavored with pineapple, banana, cinnamon, and pecans and covered in a caramel-flavored frosting. It’s a real crowd pleaser! Because it is made in a 9×13-inch pan, it’s easy to make and is great for feeding lots of people.
 

Don’t worry. Hummingbird Cake is not made with hummingbirds. It’s traditionally made from bananas, pineapple, pecans, cinnamon, and sometimes coconut.
Here’s my version of a traditional Hummingbird Cake. It’s one of the most popular recipes on Spicy Southern Kitchen.

It’s said that it was named Hummingbird Cake because it is so sweet it attracts those beautiful little birds. And it IS a sweet cake. Perfect for someone with a substantial sweet tooth.
 
Usually you’ll see Hummingbird Cake as a 3-layer cake with a cream cheese frosting and it tastes similar to carrot cake, but many will say it’s much better.

 

 
A Hummingbird Cake with Caramel Icing makes a wonderful special occasion or holiday cake, especially for Easter. This sheet cake version is much simpler to prepare than a 3-layer cake, making it perfect for when you are crunched for time. It makes plenty to feed a crowd.
The caramel icing on this cake is made with cream cheese and butter and it gets its caramel flavor from caramel flavored ice cream topping. It works really well with the flavors in the cake batter and there is enough of it to form a nice thick layer on top of the ...