For readers of Not Entirely Average who know I am particular about the type of salt used in my recipes, even the table salt specified in this cake is the most basic of on-hand ingredients. You will see reading down the ingredient list that you will need nothing special to achieve fabulous results for this delicious cake. Wiggins original submission, Southern Living has published 10 variations of that original cake. The homemade cake I am sharing here today is the original version. Her recipe was so flavorful and tender that it became not only Southern Living’s most popular dessert recipe, but also the most popular recipe of any kind published in the magazine’s now-52-year history. Wiggins submitted a recipe for hummingbird cake to their magazine. According to Southern Living Magazine, in 1978, Mrs.

Wiggins of Greensboro, North Carolina to thank for Hummingbird Cake. Do You Have What’s Needed to Bake Up This Old Fashioned Hummingbird Cake Recipe? Check The List! This southern classic layer cake lays ‘claim to fame’ for a familiar tropical flavor as well. But I could argue that I find it closer to a banana bread because of the ULTRA MOIST cake layers laden with bits of mashed banana. Hummingbird cake is similar to carrot cake in that it boasts warm spices like cinnamon and vanilla. If Hummingbird Cake is not on your radar, you 100% must change frequencies! Not to worry, I hadn’t heard of it until moving from New Jersey to Charleston, South Carolina 20 years ago. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC

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