Our hummingbird cake layers banana cake with a pineapple-lime jam, whipped cream cheese frosting, and lots of pecans for a new take on the beloved classic.

This recipe also calls for a standard American buttercream, but compared to the previous cake, I felt that this one had a more restrained sweetness that better balanced the sugary frosting.

“Baked this today, the lightest, softest gluten-free cake I’ve made over 20 years of gluten-free baking.” ...

The Tunnel of Fudge cake was first invented by Ella Helfrich of Houston in the 1960s. A Pillsbury food chemist, Howard Lincoln, developed the recipe using dry frosting mix in 1966.

The Berry Chantilly cake traces its origins to a Whole Foods location in New Orleans, where Chaya Conrad created it. She sells her version of Chantilly cake, shown here, at Bywater Bakery.

This coconut cake recipe, that's part of who we are as a family. Without it, there's a piece of our family history that's lost. [upbeat music playing] KAREN: I'm gonna jump on a video conference call.