Tuesday March 31st, 2020 Hummingbird Cupcake with Cream Cheese Icing /March 31, 2020 by George Geary Learn the history of the Hummingbird Cake. From the 1978 Southern Living Magazine. Hummingbird Cupcakes Recipe February 1978 Issue that Hummingbird Cake was first mentioned by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins