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Anne's Buttermilk Pound Cake

BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE

1 c. shortening
2 1/2 c. sugar
4 eggs
3 1/2 c. cake flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 T. lemon extract
1 T. hot water
1/2 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk

Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, one at a time. Add soda to hot water, then pour into milk. Add salt to flour and add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Beat 2 min. Add extract. Grease bottom and spout of a tube pan only. Pour in batter, and bake 90 min. at 300 degrees.

T's Banana Cake

2 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. margarine or Crisco (if using Crisco, add 1/2 t. salt)
3 c. plain flour
4 eggs
2 t. soda
8 T. buttermilk
2 t. vanilla
2 c. mashed ripe bananas

Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Sift flour, measure, add soda and sift again. Add to margarine mixture alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla and bananas. Bake in layer pans at 350 degrees. Makes 4 layers.

Frosting

1 c. margarine
1 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar
1/2 c. mashed bananas

Beat together until smooth and add 1/2 c. crushed pecans. Spread between layers and over the outside of cake.