Mom's Banana Devil's Food Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup shortening or 1/2 cup lard
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup mashed ripe banana
• 2 ounces baking chocolate, melted and cooled
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
• 2 cram shortening, add sugar and cream together until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 add banana pulp, then melted chocolate.
• 5 combine milk and vanilla.
• 6 add dry ingredients alternatly with milk mixture to the creamed mixture, beat well.
• 7 pour into a greased 9x13 pan, bake at 350f for 45 minutes.