Banana Cake

Serve With Chocolate Icing

Sift:

• 1 1/2 Cups Sugar

Beat Until Soft:

• 1/2 Cup Butter (1 Stick)

Add Sifted Sugar Gradually. Blend These Ingredients Until They Are Very Light and Creamy.

Beat in One at a Time:

• 2 Eggs

Sift Before Measuring:

• 2 1/4 Cups Cake Flour

Resift With:

• 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
• 3/4 Tsp Soda
• 1/2 Tsp Salt

Prepare:

• 1 Cup Lightly Mashed Banana

Add to Banana:

• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 Cup Sour Milk

Add the sifted ingredients to the butter mixture in about 3 parts alternately with thirds of the banana mixture. Beat the batter after each addition until it is smooth. Bake the cake in 2 greased 9 inch layer pans at 350° for about thirty minutes.

Cool the cake and then spread with Courtney's Chocolate Icing. If desired, place sliced banana in between the two layers.