Banana Layer Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter, softened
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup buttermilk
2 c. all-purpose flour
3 large ripe bananas, mashed
1 c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add egg yolks, one at a time with electric mixer, beating well after each addition. Dissolve soda in buttermilk; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beginning and ending with flour.
Stir in bananas, vanilla and pecans.
Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Fold into batter.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch pans. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Remove cakes from pans and cover cakes immediately until cool to retain moisture.
Ice with caramel frosting.