This Slow Cooker Hummingbird Cake is full of flavor, including banana, pineapple and cinnamon, and is topped with an easy buttercream frosting made with a box of pudding mix! We used a boxed cake mix to create a no-fuss recipe than can be quickly put together and put into the crock pot to bake.

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Hummingbird Cake in the Crock Pot

Hummingbird cake is traditionally made with mashed bananas, canned crushed pineapple and cinnamon. This “cheat” version uses boxed cake mix for a quick alternative to the traditional version. The combination of the bananas and pineapple creates a moist, delectable dessert.

This cake tastes perfect on it’s own, or you can top with your favorite buttercream or cream cheese icing. We use a quick cheat buttercream using boxed pudding mix and the recipe is also below.

Using the Slow Cooker to Bake

Did you know you can use your Crock Pot to make a moist, delicious cake without using precious oven space or heating up your kitchen. We live on the family farm in our grandparent’s original farmhouse built in the early 1900s. The house doesn’t have central air conditioning which means using the crock pot is genius in the summer months.

Many Crock Pot cake recipes call for using a cake pan that fits in the crock pot insert. What I love about this Slow Cooker Hummingbird Cake is that you bake the cake directly in the slow cooker insert. Want to know my secret? Use two long pieces of aluminum foil and a slow cooker liner.

Take each piece of foil and fold in half long-wise. Line the inside of the insert with both pieces laying them in opposite directions so that they hang over each side like paddles. Next, you put in the crock pot liner over top the foil. When the cake is done, you use the handles to remove the cake without breaking it. The crockpot liner ensures the cake comes out clean.

Also, be sure to use a kitchen towel or several layers of paper towels to line between the lid and the slow cooker to prevent steam from dripping back on top of the cake.

Once you learn this method, you’ll be tempted to make all your favorite cake recipes this way.

Ingredients

Vegetable Oil
Large Eggs
Banana
Crushed Pineapple
White Cake Mix
Ground Cinnamon
Vanilla Extract
Instant Vanilla Pudding
Milk
Room Temperature Unsalted Butter
Powdered Sugar

How to Make Slow Cooker Hummingbird Cake Recipe

Step by Step Instructions

Prep your slow cooker liner by lining with a slow cooker liner and two long pieces of foil.
In a large bowl, whisk together oil and eggs, and then add mashed banana and undrained pineapple.
Add cake mix, cinnamon and vanilla to wet ingredients and stir until just mixed.
Pour batter into prepared Crock Pot liner and line top with towel (see above) before putting on the lid.
Cook until a toothpick comes out clean and the top is slightly wet to touch.
Remove liner and let cake cool in it.
Meanwhile, with a mixer, mix instant pudding, milk, softened butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. If you want a thinner consistency, add additional milk by the tablespoon until you desired thinness.
Remove cake and top cake.

Storage Instructions

Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

Full ingredient amounts and recipe details are below in the recipe card.

Recipe Variations

Add chopped nuts such as pecans or walnuts.
Shredded coconut is a tasty addition to the cake or the icing.
Make it a carrot cake by adding shredded carrots.
Top it with a cream cheese frosting, if desired.

What’s the difference between carrot cake and hummingbird cake?

Carrot cake typically contains shredded carrots and is spiced with cinnamon, while hummingbird cake includes mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, and cinnamon for flavor. Both cakes are moist and delicious, but they have different ingredients and flavor profiles.

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