Banana Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. flour
2 mashed ripe bananas
1/2 c. nuts
1 tsp. flour
1/2 c. coconut (optional)

Preparation

Cream first 3
ingredients
until fluffy.
Combine soda and flour.
Add flour alternately with buttermilk and bananas. Stir in floured nuts (and
coconut).
Bake
in 2 (9-inch) pans at 350\u00b0 until brown.
Leave plain or ice with caramel or cream cheese frosting.
Also bakes well in a Bundt pan.