Mom's Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening; add eggs and sugar.
• 2 alternate adding bananas and milk (reserve 1/2 cup bananas).
• 3 add flour and dry ingredients.
• 4 add vanilla.
• 5 bake in greased cake pans at 250° for 1 hour 20 minutes.
• 6 spread reserved bananas between layers.
• 7 frost with any cream cheese frosting when cool.