Cake:
3½
cups sifted cake flour
¾
teaspoon salt
¾
teaspoon baking powder
¾
cup shortening (or butter)
2¼
cups sugar
3
eggs, lightly beaten
1½
cups (3 large) mashed ripe banana
1½
teaspoons vanilla
1½
teaspoons baking soda
½
cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350º. Grease & flour 3 9" cake pans. Sift together flour, salt & baking powder. Cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Stir in eggs, bananas & vanilla. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Add alternately with flour. Stir in nuts. Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pans & cool on wire rack. Frost.
Banana Cream Cheese Frosting:
½
cup butter
8
ounces cream cheese
1
cup (2 large) mashed bananas
1
teaspoon vanilla
1 pound powdered sugar sifted (actually even 2½ pounds isn’t enough! Perhaps use less banana)
Cream butter until soft. Add cream cheese, bananas & vanilla. Gradually add sugar.