This is my Dad’s favorite birthday cake. Old, even brown, bananas make a moister cake. This can be made a couple days ahead and covered tightly at room temperature.
Ingredients: [‘vegetable shortening’, ‘sugar’, ‘eggs’, ‘all-purpose flour’, ‘baking powder’, ‘baking soda’, ‘salt’, ‘buttermilk’, ‘bananas’, ‘black walnut’, ‘butter’, ‘brown sugar’, ‘milk’, ‘milk’, ‘salt’, ‘vanilla extract’, ‘powdered sugar’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“”,”2/3 cup vegetable shortening”,”1 2/3 cups sugar”,”3 whole eggs, room temp “,”2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour”,”1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder”,”1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda”,”1 1/4 teaspoons salt”,”2/3 cup buttermilk”,”1 1/4 cups bananas, mashed “,”2/3 cup chopped black walnut”,””,”3/4 cup butter”,”1 1/2 cups brown sugar”,”1/4 cup milk, plus “,”2 tablespoons milk”,”1/2 teaspoon salt”,”1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract”,”3 cups powdered sugar”]
Number of Servings: 12
Steps: [‘For the cake, cream the shortening and sugar together until fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beat after each.’, ‘Blend dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk; stir in bananas and walnuts.’, ‘Bake at 350°F in two greased 9 inch cake pans for 35 or 40 minutes.’, ‘Wait 10 minutes to remove from pan.’, ‘Let cool completely before frosting.’, ‘For the frosting, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the brown sugar and bring to boil.’, ‘Reduce the heat and simmer 2 minutes, stirring; add the milk and bring back to boil, stirring.’, ‘Pour into a mixing bowl and add the salt and vanilla; gradually beat in the powdered sugar until spreading consistency.’, ‘Frost the cake between the layers, top, then sides.’]