Banana-Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. sour milk or buttermilk
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
1/2 c. dates, chopped
1 c. bananas (about 3 medium size)

Preparation

Cream the shortening.
Add sugar and blend thoroughly.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Add milk and part of flour and baking soda mixed.
Beat bananas to a liquid and add quickly. With remaining flour, mix with dates and nuts and add to mixture. Bake 45 minutes at 325\u00b0 in a 9 x 14-inch Pyrex or in muffin tin or in loaf pans.