August has a way of slipping out the back door while the peaches are still soft, the herbs are still reaching for the sun, and the kitchen still smells like warm sugar and fruit. That is exactly why this vegan hummingbird cake belongs on the counter right now. It tastes like the last golden weeks of summer. Sweet banana, crushed pineapple, toasted pecans, cinnamon, vanilla, and a little garden herb tucked in gently, like a ribbon in a ballet slipper. It is tender, generous, a
