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Hummingbird Loaf With Cream Cheese Frosting

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Hummingbird Loaf With Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe Information

10

serves:

20 MIN

prep time:

35 MIN

cook time:

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easy

difficulty:

Ingredients:

  • 280g flour
  • 7,5ml bicarbonate of soda
  • 2,5ml salt
  • 5ml ground cinnamon
  • 80g brown sugar
  • 80g FIRST CHOICE Honey
  • 50g pecan nuts, chopped
  • 150g carrots, grated
  • 30ml lemon juice
  • 2 eggs
  • 180ml sunflower oil
  • 100ml FIRST CHOICE Amasi
  • 200g pineapple, crushed, drained

    Frosting:
  • 100g FIRST CHOICE Butter at room temp
  • 100g soft brown sugar
  • 30ml FIRST CHOICE Honey
  • 250g cream cheese (full fat)
  • Pecan nuts for sprinkling
  • Ground cinnamon for sprinkling

Preparation method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a tea loaf pan with baking paper.
  2. Sieve together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and the ground cinnamon. Mix in the brown sugar and the pecan nuts.
  3. Combine the carrots, lemon juice and add it to the eggs, sunflower oil and buttermilk. Add the crushed pineapple and mix together.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the pineapple and carrot mixture, mix to combine – do not over mix the batter.
  5. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  6. Cool completely.

    To make the frosting:
  7. Add the sugar into the bowl of your mixer and add the butter and honey. Beat on high speed to cream the mixture until light and airy.
  8. Add the cream cheese and beat until smooth.
  9. Spread the frosting on the cold hummingbird loaf, top with some more pecan nuts and a sprinkling of cinnamon.
    Serve & Enjoy!