2-1/4 c. cake flour
1 2/3 c. sugar
1-1/4 tsp. baking powder
1-1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2/3 c. shortening
2/3 c. buttermilk
3 eggs
1-1/4 c. mashed bananas (ripe)
2/3 c. nuts, chopped

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease either a bundt pan, 2 loaf pans, or (2) 9-inch round pans. Measure and beat sugar and shortening; add eggs and beat well. Stir in bananas. Alternately adding dry ingredients with milk. Beat 3 minutes.

Bake layers 35 to 45 minutes, bake bundt pan for 45 minutes.