Fresh Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg
2 c. diced apples
1 c. sifted flour
1 scant tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. nutmeats
2 or 3 small bananas, broken into chunks
2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. soft shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, unbeaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. buttermilk or sour milk

Preparation

In a small mixing bowl, put bananas.
Beat with mixer on No. 3 speed until mashed.
Measure out 1 cup.
Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt together.
Put shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla into a large mixing bowl.
Beat on No. 8 speed for 2 1/2 minutes, scraping bowl while beating.
Stop mixer.
Add buttermilk or sour milk.
Add sifted flour mixture alternately with mashed banana while beating at No. 1 speed.
Scrape bowl while beating and beat only enough to blend, about 3 minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes.
Remove from pans and cool.