The Southern treat that goes by the name of hummingbird cake is instantly recognizable for those who grew up knowing the bursts of fruitysweetness that lay between layers of cream cheese frosting.

When you love cake as much as I do, you'll find any reason to celebrate. I'll turn my kids' favorite lunch-box dessert into ...

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This classic hummingbird cake recipe is moist, rich and easy to make, with banana, pineapple and pecans topped with cream cheese frosting.

I must ask. Is hummingbird cake named that because it's made of hummingbirds? Are the crunchy bits really pieces of wings? Those are both valid questions! If you can explain the name right now and ...

Food fads, like fashion trends, have always been influenced by cultural choices, world events, and economic times. The Hummingbird Cake might have been born in the early 1960s and found its fame in ...

Pre-order copies of "American Cake" by Anne Byrn at annebyrn.com. Purchase hummingbird cake at Gabriel's Restaurant & Bakery, 800 Whitlock Ave., Marietta. 770-427-9007, gabrielsdesserts.com. “If you ...

Don’t think for a minute this cake is named for its dainty lightness. Unlike the hummingbird, this cake is a dense, voluptuous beauty — the origins of its name still a mystery. A darling of the ...

The hummingbird cake — most likely from Jamaica and named after the country’s national bird, the streamertail hummingbird — combines the natural sweetness of bananas and pineapple with pecans, ...

Q: I would like to ask you about hummingbird cake, which is supposedly a Southern tradition. I had a taste of one, months ago: It was delicious. I was told then it was a Southern specialty. If it is, ...