Tillie's Banana Cake — Amoretti

Ingredients

• 2 cup cake or all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup shortening
• 1½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs, thoroughly beaten
• 1 tsp Amoretti® Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla W.S.
• 2 tbsp Amoretti® Banana Compound
• ¼ cup buttermilk (see TIPS)
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream (very cold!)
• 4 tbsp powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp Amoretti® Vanilla Madagascar Bourbon W.S.
• 2 tsp unflavored gelatin powder (such as Knox)
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 firm bananas, sliced, for garnish