Name: Banana Cake
Ingredients: 2/3 cup shortening; 2 1/2 cup sifted cake flour; 1 2/3 cup sugar; 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 1/4 cup mashed fully ripe bananas; 2/3 cup buttermilk; 2 eggs; 2/3 cup chopped walnuts (opt.)

Banana Cake

Ingredients

2/3 cup shortening
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 2/3 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup mashed fully ripe bananas
2/3 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2/3 cup chopped walnuts (opt.)

Instructions

Place shortening in mixing bowl. Sift in dry ingredients. Add bananas and 1/3 cup of the buttermilk. Mix until moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium. And the other 1/3 cup of buttermilk and the eggs. Best 2 more minutes. Fold in chopped walnuts. Bake in 2 greased and lightly floured 9-inch cake pans at 350F for about 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pans, remove from pans and cool completely.