This is my mothers recipe, It's an old recipe.
Lovelight banana cake
2 eggs separated
1 cup sugar 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp salt
1/3 cup oil, 1 cup mashed bananas, 2/3 cup buttermilk or sour milk, 1 tsp vanilla
1 cup walnuts if desired.
You can sour milk with 1 tsp vinegar.
Beat eggs until frothy gradually mix in 1/3 cups of sugar until stiff and frothy. mix in flour baking powder
baking soda and salt.
In another bowl add oil, mashed bananas, buttermilk
and vanilla.Beat 1 minute.
Fold in gently to top ingredient. Fold in nuts. bake in two layers 350 for 30 to 35 minutes
Icing
5 tbs. flour, 1 cup milk. Mix together until no lumps. cook on low until thick, let cool.
add 1 cup sugar, 3/4 cup crisco, 1/4 cup butter.
cream until smooth add pinch of salt. 1 tsp vanilla beat 5 minutes.
Everyone raved about this cake when mom made it.