Grandma's Banana Cake

Ingredients and Instructions

Ingredients:

2/3 cup shortening

2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour

1 2/3 cups sugar

1 1/4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 1/4 cups mashed fully ripe bananas

2/3 cups buttermilk (divided)

2 eggs

2/3 cup chopped walnuts (opt.)

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.