2 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/3 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. sour milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. mashed ripe bananas
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
2 eggs
Whipping cream
Maraschino cherries

Place butter in a large mixing bowl. Sift in dry ingredients. Add 1/4 cup of milk, mashed bananas, and mix, then beat 2 minutes. Add eggs, nuts, and remaining milk and vanilla. Beat 1 minute. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes in 2 (9 inch) cake pans. Remove from cake pans and cool. When ready to serve, beat at least 1 pint of whipping cream until stiff. Add vanilla and sugar to taste. Frost cake with whipped cream and add sliced bananas between layers and on top; decorate with maraschino cherries. Refrigerate or serve at once.

Makes 10 to 14 servings.