Banana Nut Cake

Grandma Pickens

½ Cup Shortening

1½ Cup Sugar

2 Eggs

2 Cups Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Soda

½ teaspoon Salt

½ Cup Sour Milk

1 Cup Mashed Bananas

1 teaspoon Vanilla

½ Cup Pecans (optional)

① Cream shortening and sugar together.

② Add beaten eggs and mix well.

③ Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add alternately with sour milk to the creamed mixture.

④ Beat with electric mixer.

⑤ Add mashed bananas and vanilla.

⑥ If using pecans, add to the mixture.

⑦ Pour in 8"×12" cake pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350°.

½ Cup Margarine, melted

1 Cup Brown Sugar

&fact14; Cup Milk

2 Cups Powdered Sugar

① Mix the margarine and brown sugar together in a small saucepan.

② Cook until thickened.

③ Cool slightly.

④ Add milk and powdered sugar.

⑤ May add pecans.