Banana-Rum Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar (or less to taste)
2 large eggs
3 bananas, well mashed
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 -4 tablespoons rum
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees.
Butter and flour a 9-inch springform cake pan.
Cream the butter and sugar together using an electric mixer.
Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well between additions.
Mix in the mashed bananas.
Sift together the baking soda, baking powder, flour and salt.
Add in half of the flour mixture to the batter; mix well.
Add in the rum and buttermilk; mix thoroughly.
Add in the remaining flour mixture; mix well to incorporate thoroughly.
Fold in the chopped nuts.
Transfer the batter to cake pan.
Bake for 1 hour, or until cake tests done.
Cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.
Finish cooling completely on a wire rack.
Serve with custard cream on top or icing.
Note: 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips may be substituted for the nuts, or use both the nuts and the chocolate chips.