Banana Cake with Frosting

Note: This is a second banana cake recipe from the old recipe box. It comes from Sylvia Greer and includes a frosting for the cake. Enjoy!

2 cups cake flour
1 level tsp. baking powder
1 level tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1 cup mashed bananas
3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs then bananas. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.

Frosting

1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup water

Cook until liquid and beat into the white of an egg that's been beaten stiff. Flavor with vanilla.