¾ c. shortening
1 tea. soda
1 ½ c. sugar
1 tea salt
1 c. mashed bananas
1 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tea. vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
½ c. chopped nuts

Put ingredients together like any butter cake.  Bake in two nine inch layers.  Frost with the following on top and between layers. May be sprinkled with additional chopped nuts.

FROSTING
Cook together to stiff paste:
2 ½ Tbsp. flour and ½ c. milk.

Cool to lukewarm

Cream:
¼ c. butter
¼ c. shortening
½ tsp. salt
½ c. sugar
Add to cooled paste.  Add ½ tea. vanilla and beat until the consistency of whipped cream.