Banana Cake/Peanut Butter Icing -

1 1/4 ts Baking powder

1 ts Baking soda

1 ts Salt

1 c Mashed bananas; very ripe

2 large bananas

1 c Buttermilk; room temp

2/3 c Shortening

1 1/2 c Sugar

2 lg Eggs; room temp

1 ts Vanilla extract

--icing-- 8 oz Cream cheese; softened

1/2 c Light corn syrup

1/2 c Creamy peanut butter

1 c Unsalted peanuts; chopped

13 by 9 by 2-inch pan. Bake in preheated

350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake completely in pan on wire rack. To make icing: Mix together the cream cheese and corn syrup until smooth. Add peanut butter; beat until well-blended. Spread on cooled cake. Garnish with chopped peanuts. Refrigerate cake until serving time. From The Best Of Country Cooking--Jo Merrill --