1/2 c Shortening 2 c All-purpose flour
2 c Sugar 1 ts Baking soda
1 ea Egg — plus 1 ts Salt
1 ea Egg white 1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Buttermilk 1/2 c Walnuts — chopped
1 c Banana — smashed ripe
FILLING:
1/4 c Butter or margarine 1 ea Egg yolk
1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Chopped — walnuts
pn Salt Confectioners’ sugar
3/4 c Milk
In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg and egg
white. Add buttermilk and bananas; mix well. Combine flour, baking
soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Add vanilla and nuts.
Pour into two greased and floured 9-in, round baking pans. Bake at
350 deg. for 35 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool in pans 10
minutes before removing to a wire rack. For filling, melt butter and
brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. In a small bowl, combine
flour and salt with a small amount of milk; stir until smooth. Add
the remaining milk gradually. Add egg yolk and mix well; stir into
saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until very thick, about 10
minutes add vanilla and nuts. Cool. Spread between cake layers Dust
with confectioners’ sugar. Chill. Store in the refrigerator. Yield:
10-12 servings
Yields
1 servings