Description

If you've ever had hummingbird cake, you'll know how incredibly delicious this special bread will be. It's made with ripe bananas, pineapple, coconut, and nuts, then topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

• 3 overly ripe bananas, well mashed
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 c. canola or vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 c. sweetened shredded coconut
• 1/2 c. pineapple, diced and patted dry (fresh or canned, excess moisture squeezed out)
• 1/2 c. chopped pecans
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• 1/4 c. butter, softened
• 1/2 c. powdered sugar
• 1/2 t. vanilla
• 1/2 t. cinnamon
• 1/3 c. chopped pecans (or chopped walnuts)

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, sugars, egg, and oil; beat with an handheld mixer until well combined. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix until combined. Fold in the coconut, pineapple, and chopped pecans.
3. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.