Banana Layer Cake

By ctozzi

Use with Banana Split Cake. Tastes like a banana Split!

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (3 medium)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk
• (Add approx. 1 tsp (5 ml) to 2 tsp (10 ml) lemon juice or vinegar to a cup of milk to cause the milk to curdle )

Preparation

Step 1

Grease and flour two 9×1 ½ – inch round baking pans; set aside.

Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl beat shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.

Combine bananas and buttermilk/sour milk.

Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately to egg mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.

Pour into prepared pans.

Bake in 350°F oven for 30 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean.

Cool on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool thoroughly on racks. Frost with desired frosting.