500 cake

Difficulty: Easy - for beginners
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Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup sour milk
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup walnuts, broken
4 sliced bananas
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Method

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each one. Add the soda to the milk; mix into the batter with the dates and nuts, blending well. Mix in bananas. Stir in dry ingredients and blend thoroughly. Pour into well greased and flour pans. Bake in 350 degree oven until cakes test done.