Recipes · Jamaican · Cakes
Hummingbird Cake
One serving has 769 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (58%), selenium (44%), thiamin (43%), vitamin K (39%), riboflavin (38%) and copper (29%). Ready in 65 minutes.
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- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Makes: 1 serving (230 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 45 g Flour, all-purpose
- 35 g Sugar
- 18 g Vegetable oil
- 35 g Bananas, raw
- 25 g Pineapple, canned
- 10 g Pecans
- 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 1 g Cinnamon
- 0.8 g Baking soda
- 20 g Cream cheese
- 15 g Sugar, powdered
- 5 g Butter, unsalted
Method
- Makes 1 slice of a 12-slice cake; the amounts above are for one slice, so multiply everything by 12 to bake a full two-layer cake.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, cinnamon and baking soda together, then mix in the oil and egg until smooth.
- Fold in the mashed banana, crushed pineapple and chopped pecans.
- Pour into a greased pan and bake at 175 °C (350 °F) for 30-35 minutes (for the full batch; check with a skewer) until it comes out clean.
- Cool completely, then beat the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar together until smooth to make the frosting.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and slice to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 769 kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 99.6 g | |
| Water | 79.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.9 g | 13% |
| Protein | 9.9 g | 21% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.33 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.41 g | |
| Leucine | 0.76 g | |
| Lysine | 0.45 g | |
| Methionine | 0.22 g | |
| Cystine | 0.18 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.49 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.33 g | |
| Valine | 0.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.26 g | |
| Fat | 38.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 13.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 12 g | |
| Saturated | 10.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.36 g | |
| Cholesterol | 105 mg | |
| Calcium | 61.8 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.26 mg | 29% |
| Iron | 3 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 40.1 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 1 mg | 58% |
| Phosphorus | 149 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 306 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 24.3 µg | 44% |
| Sodium | 313 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 15% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.47 mg | 43% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.1 mg | 22% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.82 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.23 mg | 18% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 104 µg | 26% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.23 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 74.1 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 130 µg | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 5.5 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 16.4 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 2.3 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 35.1 µg | 39% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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