Banana Cake

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups sifted flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 cup mashed banana
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix together butter, sugar and eggs. Sift in dry ingredients. Add 1/2 cup buttermilk and beat until well blended. Add remainder of milk, banana, vanilla and nuts. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch pans.

Bake 25 minutes.

Fill layers with whip cream and slice fresh bananas and place around edge, then top with whipped cream and banana slices.