Banana Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
3 beaten eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. mashed bananas
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. chopped walnuts (save 1/3 for icing)

Preparation

Cream together the sugar, shortening and vanilla.
Blend together the eggs, buttermilk and mashed bananas.
Add to first mixture.
Mix together the flour, salt, soda, baking powder and chopped walnuts; add to first mixture.
(Save 1/3 of nuts to be included in icing of your choice.)
Pour mixture into two greased cake pans.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 35 minutes.
Test with a toothpick.