Hummingbird Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sifted cake flour, sifted twice
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
1 c. vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple (undrained)
1 c. chopped pecans
2 c. mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
Do not beat.
Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans and bananas.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.