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This cake is delicious and easy if you like bananas.  I sometimes add 1 1 /2 or even two cups of bananas to give it an extra "banana-y" taste.  So feel free to go bananas!

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

3 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup mashed bananas

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking powder

3 1 /2 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream butter and sugar.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Blend in mashed bananas.  Dissolve soda in buttermilk and set aside.  Ub a separate bowl, sift together baking powder, flour, and salt.  Blend dry ingredients into banana-egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. Beat well. Pour into a 9 X 13-inch pan and bake at 350.