3 cups sugar
	1 cup shortening
	4 whole eggs
	2 tsp. vanilla
	1/2 tsp. butter flavoring
	3  1/2 cups flour
	2 tsp. soda
	1/4 tsp. salt
	1/2 cup buttermilk
	6 small ripe bananas, mashed
	1 cup chopped pecans Mix first four ingredients in mixing bowl, beating until creamy. Sift flour, soda, and salt gradually adding to first mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Mix well. Blend in mashed bananas and pecans Pour into greased or Pam sprayed loaf pans. Bake at 350º until tested done. You can use mini-loaf pans or bundt pan, if desired.  Keep in mind the baking time changes with different pans This cake freezes well, and makes into nice little gifts for your friends.  Just wrap in colored Saran Wrap and stick a bow on them!

From The Kitchen Of: Nell Waters , 43rd St. Church of Christ , Austin TX