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.)
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.