Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 2/3 cups sugar
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1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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3/4 teaspoon baking powder
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2/3 cup shortening
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2/3 cup buttermilk
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3 eggs
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2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
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2/3 cup finely chopped pecans or 2/3 cup nuts, of choice
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1 cup heavy cream
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3 tablespoons granulated sugar or 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
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1 banana, sliced (to garnish)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350*.
- Grease and flour oblong pan, 9x13x2 inches, or three 8-inch or two 9-inch round layer pans.
- Measure all ingredients except frosting into large mixing bowl.
- Blend 1/2 on low speed, scaping bowl constantly.
- Beat 3 minutes on high speed scraping bowl occasionally.
- Pour batter into pan (s).
- Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, oblong 45 to 50 minutes, layers 35 to 40 minutes.
- Cool.
- Before serving frost cake with whip cream frosting, and garnish with banana slices.
- WHIP CREAM FROSTING: In a chilled bowl beat 1 cup chilled whipping cream and 3 tsps.
- sugar.
- Fold in 1 tsp vanilla.
- Yields 2 cups.