Hummingbird Cake Bars
Hummingbird Cake Bars have all the bells and whistles of the classic Southern hummingbird cake, in a deliciously snack-able bar form.
Servings: 12
Equipment
- 9x9 pan
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp Bourbon
- 3/4 cup crushed pineapple, don't drain
- 3/4 cup mashed banana (about 1 large, or 1.5 small/medium bananas)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 5 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- squeeze of lemon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F. Grease or butter a 9x9 baking pan, and set aside.
- Put the flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix briefly to combine. (You can do this by hand with a whisk, too.) Then add in the eggs, oil, and Bourbon, mixing to combine.
- Blend in the pineapple, mashed banana, coconut,and nuts. Mix just enough to combine all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Spread the batter into your prepared pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out without wet batter clinging to it. (Moist crumbs are ok.)
- Cool the cake before frosting.
- To make frosting, blend the butter with the cream cheese until smooth in a food processor or in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Gradually mix in the powdered sugar until the frosting is a spreadable consistency. Blend in the lemon juice and vanilla.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake, and top with more finely chopped pecans. Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
Store leftover cake for up to 2 hours at room temperature, then refrigerate (because of the cream cheese frosting.)
*Hummingbird Cake Bars were first posted in 2014 ~ they have been re-tested and rephotographed in 2024.
Nutrition
Calories: 486 kcal · Carbohydrates: 58 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 27 g · Saturated Fat: 9 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 9 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 0.2 g · Cholesterol: 49 mg · Sodium: 224 mg · Potassium: 145 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 43 g · Vitamin A: 334 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 26 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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