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mrs. virginia's banana cake

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Recipe by
Bryson Hatfield
Sophia, NC

I cut this recipe out of Carolina Country Magazine. Mrs. Virginia Kinley of Woodleaf, North Carolina, submitted this recipe and it won her $25. I bake my cake in a 9x13 inch pan, so the icing will go further, but you can bake in layers.

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Ingredients For mrs. virginia's banana cake

  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1-1/2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 c
    bananas, mashed
  • BANANA ICING
  • 1 lg
    banana, mashed
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 16 oz. box
    confectioners' sugar

How To Make mrs. virginia's banana cake

  • 1
    Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Sift flour, soda, salt, baking powder together. Add buttermilk and beat well. Add dry ingredients, alternately with bananas.
  • 2
    Divide batter into 3 cake pans, which will make 3 thin layers. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 20 minutes, or until done. Turn cake layers out of pans and let cool.
  • 3
    Mix mashed bananas, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine and lemon juice; beat well. Add powdered sugar to mixture and beat until smooth and creamy. (I always add 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract here.) Spread between layers, top and sides of cake. Pecans or coconut can be sprinkled on top, if desired.

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