Banana Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
3 1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 large bananas, overripe & mashed

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325.
Cream together shortening, butter, and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Add milk and vanilla.
Fold in bananas.
Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 hour and 10-20 minutes or until cake tests done.
Yield: 20 servings.
**NOTE**.
To prevent overbrowning of the top, I lay a piece of aluminum foil over the cake after it turned golden brown. Don't tighten it around cake; just lay it loosely over.