Recipe: Happy Hummingbird Cake with Coconut & Rum Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe: Happy Hummingbird Cake with Coconut & Rum Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
CAKE
1 tablespoon spiced rum
FROSTING:
dried pineapple, coarsely grated
1 teaspoon baking soda
OPTIONAL TOPPING:
3 ripe bananas, peeled, coarsely mashed
1 teaspoon coconut extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup canola oil
1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 stick, softened
16 ounces confectioner’s sugar, 1 pound box
chopped toasted pecans
1 tablespoon spiced rum
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted & cooled
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 8 ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice
16 ounces regular cream cheese, softened
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
toasted coconut flakes
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes, toasted & cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract