The Best Hummingbird Cake Recipe (Moist, Southern Classic, Foolproof)
Nobody knows exactly why it is called hummingbird cake. The most popular theory is that the cake is sweet enough to attract hummingbirds. Another suggests the name comes from Jamaica, where the national bird is the doctor bird hummingbird (Trochilus polytmus), and where banana and pineapple are both native ingredients. The most likely explanation is…