The Best Banana Cake / Bread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter flavor crisco
• 2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 4 mashed bananas
• 4 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour 13 x 9 cake pan.
• 3 cream the sugar and shortening well.
• 4 add eggs and mix well.
• 5 mix the flour with the baking soda and set aside.
• 6 mash the bananas and add the buttermilk to the banana mixture.
• 7 alternately add the flour mixture.
• 8 add the bananas to the creamed mixture.
• 9 add the vanilla and 1/2 cup pecans if you like and mix well.
• 10 (use 1/4 cup of milk and 3/4 tsp vinegar for the buttermilk).
• 11 i like to mash the bananas in the blender to make them smoother.
• 12 bake 35 - 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out almost clean.