Easy Hummingbird Cake (from A Boxed Cake Mix)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) boxed cake mix (do not get the kind with pudding in it) or boxed yellow cake mix (do not get the kind with pudding in it)
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
• 2 medium bananas, peeled and mashed
• 10 maraschino cherries, chopped
• 2 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (16 1/4 ounce) can cream cheese frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
• 3 divide mixture equally between 2 greased 9" round cake pans.
• 4 bake on both pans on middle oven rack for approximately 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 5 remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes then remove cakes from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
• 6 place one cake (the "bottom" one) on a plate and frost with cream cheese frosting, taking care to make it heavier on top.
• 7 place the other cake (the "top" cake) on top of the already frosted cake to create a layer cake.
• 8 frost the top cake so it blends with the bottom cake and forms a two-tier layer cake.
• 9 note: if the cakes are not flat on the top, use a long knife to cut the "baking bump" off so they are flat before you frost them. it will give them a more uniform appearance.