• Preheat the oven to 325 F.
• In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and spices. Mix until well combined.
  3 cups all purpose flour, 2 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• In a separate large mixing bowl, combine your wet ingredients: eggs, vanilla, vegetable oil, applesauce, crushed pineapple, and mashed bananas. Mix until those are well combined.
  4 large eggs, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 cup apple sauce, 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, 3 medium bananas
• Slowly start adding the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. You can mix by hand or use an electric or stand mixer.
• Mix until you have a nice, creamy cake batter–but DON’T over mix!
• Prep a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and pour the hummingbird cake batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake the cake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour and 20minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool until it's at room temperature.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
  4 tbsp butter, 8 oz cream cheese
• Add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.Continue mixing (on low speed) until a smooth and creamy icing forms.
  1 tsp vanilla extract, 4 cups powdered sugar, 2 tsp milk
• Once your hummingbird cake is cooled, apply a nice, thick layer of icing on top of the cake.