#641 - Buttermilk Banana Cake

(by Aunt Grace [Herman] Knouse)

1 1/4 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 stick Parkay margarine
1 cup buttermilk
2 ripe bananas (mashed)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups flour

Use a potato a masher to mash the bananas--set aside. In a mixer add white sugar and Parkay--beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs--beat. Add buttermilk--beat. Add baking soda, baking powder and salt--beat. Add mashed bananas--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Pour batter into a 9 x 13 greased cake pan and bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Frost as desired (you can use our frosting recipe #2).