White Chocolate Banana Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
2 cups robin hood cake-and-pastry flour (or substitute 1 3/4 cups Robin Hood All Purpose Flour)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Crisco shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed banana (3-4 bananas)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup buttermilk
2 white chocolate baking squares, grated
Frosting
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
1/2 cup mashed banana (1-2 bananas)
4 cups icing sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 white chocolate baking squares, melted and cooled
1 -2 tablespoon milk
white chocolate curls (optional)

Preparation

Cake: Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Grease two 8\" round cake pans and line with waxed paper.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs on high speed until light and fluffy.
Add banana and vanilla. Add dry ingredients on low speed, alternating with buttermilk, mixing lightly after each addition.
Stir in grated chocolate. Spread batter evenly in greased pans.
Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
Frosting:.
Beat all ingredients together at high speed until smooth and light. Use just enough to make a spreading consistency.
Frost cake layers. Decorate with chocolate curls.