Old-fashioned Banana Cake

This recipe came from the Pet Good Cook's Collection. With the butter cream frosting, the old-fashioned taste of this moist, rich cake is hard to beat!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• FOR CAKE

• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 2⁄3 cups sugar
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 4  teaspoons vinegar
• 2⁄3 cup shortening
• 1 1⁄4 cups  mashed ripe bananas
• 3  eggs

• FOR FROSTING

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 1⁄4 cup evaporated milk
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1  lb powdered sugar, sifted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. Mix evaporated milk with vinegar and add to dry ingredients alternately with shortening and bananas.
5. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
6. Add eggs and beat an additional 2 minutes at medium speed.
7. Pour into pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in center.
8. Cool 10 minutes.
9. Remove from pan and cool completeely on wire rack.
10. BUTTER CREAM FROSTING:
11. In a small bowl, beat butter, evaporated milk and vanilla.
12. Gradually beat in powdered sugar and continue to beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.