Everyone has heard of banana bread and carrot cake and coconut cream pie and pineapple upside down cake. But it takes a very special someone to introduce you to Hummingbird Cake. Hummingbird Cake is like the child prodigy of the aforementioned desserts. What would happen if all four got married and had kids? Hummingbird Cake would happen, a cake so moist and delightful that it will make you think of its rare and precious namesake, a hummingbird. Who doesn't love spotting one? Now you'll love it even more because it will remind you of this cake. Deliciously flavorful, light and airy, and perfectly poised between guilt and guileless. If you like banana, pineapple, coconut, and even pecans, than this is the dessert for you. And if you aren't a fan of cream cheese icing you can just omit it at the end. On a recent visit to Texas, I took a trip down memory lane and reinvented this yummy cake in the form of Hummingbird  Cupcakes. It was too fatiguing to think about greasing and flouring … [Read more...]