Hummingbird Cake
Time for another bake from the Cake Slice Bakers. We're still baking from "World Class Cakes" by by Roger Pizey. This month our choices were Olive Oil Cake with Fresh Peaches p.83 Hummingbird Cake p.34 M’hanncha p.234 Oliver Peyton’s Strawberry and Marjoram Cream Tart p.250 They were all tempting options, especially the Olive Oil Cake but I've been wanting to try a Hummingbird Cake for a long time, so it was really an easy decision for me. I found the recipe easy to follow. I did substitute 1 can of drained pineapple for the fresh pineapple, and the cake still came out quite moist and flavorful. The recipe calls for a cream cheese which I found a little sweet for the cake. We all liked the taste of the cream cheese with the cake, so I might try to make it with a little less sugar next time. I also added unsweetened coconut to the top, and I think that might have been good in between the layers. The cake was very moist and a great