Lil's Banana Cake With Char's Chocolate Frosting

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dbl act. baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 3 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 2 add shortening buttermilk and bananas. beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 3 add milk and eggs. beat for another two minutes until light and fluffy.
• 4 pour into two greased and floured round cake pans.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
• 6 while cake is cooling, make frosting. beat butter until soft and in small pieces. add cocoa, powdered sugar and milk. mix at medium, but you might need to add a few drops more milk if texture is not right. lastly, add the vanilla, mix it inches.
• 7 frost cake when it is totally cooled.