Banana Cake Bars

This is another recipe that is halfway between cake and cookies. Leslie and J.S. liked them so much that they deliberately let bananas get overripe so I would have to use them up in this recipe.

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

2 eggs, well beaten

1 tsp. vanilla

1 3/4 cups flour, sifted

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 cup (3 large ones) mashed, ripe bananas

1. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla.

2. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with mashed bananas to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.

3. Turn into greased 9x13 pan

4. Bake at 350° 25-30 min.

5. Cool; frost with buttercream made with 10x sugar and orange juice. Cut into bars.