(Family Features) If holiday gatherings have started to feel more overwhelming than celebratory, it’s time to go back to the basics with seasonal desserts that are easy yet elegant.
Wow your crowd this year with a mouthwatering Hummingbird Cake that call to mind holidays past without requiring hours spent in the kitchen (like grandma used to do).
Find these recipes and more from “Cookin’ Savvy” at Culinary.net.
Hummingbird Cake
Recipe courtesy of “Cookin’ Savvy”
- 1 spice cake mix
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup banana cream Greek yogurt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup crushed pineapple
- 1 cup crushed pecans
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Frosting:
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 package pecans (optional)
Heat oven to 350 F. In mixing bowl, mix spice mix and sugar. Blend in yogurt, eggs and pineapple. In separate bowl, mix pecans, flour and butter then add to cake mixture. Grease two 8-inch cake pans with butter. Pour half the mixture into each pan then bake 45 minutes. Cool on rack before icing. To make frosting: In mixing bowl, mix butter, cream cheese and heavy whipping cream. Slowly blend in powdered sugar. Ice cake then decorate with pecans, if desired.
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Source: Culinary.net
