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Banana Cake

Source of Recipe

Papa Bill's


List of Ingredients

1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 eggs, separated
2 bananas, mashed
1 cup milk
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla



Frosting

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 large package vanilla pudding, not instant
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla






Recipe

Mix sugar and shortening until creamy.

Add egg yolks and bananas, beat thoroughly.

Sift flour, baking powder.baking soda and salt. Mix

Add vanilla.

Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.

Pour into a buttered 9-inch round cake.

Bake in a preheated 350- oven for 40 minutes.

Cool, Slice in half to make two lairs.


Frosting

Cook vanilla pudding with milk until very thick.

Cool and add to butter mixture.

Cream the sugar, shortening and butter until light and fluffy.

Mix with electric mixer at high speed until it is not grainy.

Add 1-teaspoon vanilla. Frost cake.