Mrs. Virginia's Banana Cake

Name: Mrs. Virginia's Banana Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 c butter or margarine, softened; 2 large 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 large banana, mashed; 2 Tbsp butter or margarine, softened; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 16 oz. box confectioners' sugar

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By Bryson Hatfield
@BestBaker90

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.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Ingredients

1/2 c

butter or margarine, softened
2 large

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 large

banana, mashed
2 Tbsp

butter or margarine, softened
1 Tbsp

lemon juice
16 oz. box

confectioners' sugar
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How to Make Mrs. Virginia's Banana Cake

Step-by-Step

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.
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.
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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