Banana Spice Cake

1¼ cup sugar

2/3 cup shortening

3 eggs

2/3 cup mashed banana

½ tsp. nutmeg & allspice

½ cup milk

2½ cups flour

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. cloves

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. salt

2½ tsp. baking powder

1/3 cup molasses

½ tsp. vanilla

Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Add bananas; add the sifted dry ingredients (flour, salt, cloves, soda, powder, allspice, nutmeg & cinnamon) alternately with milk, molasses, & vanilla. Mix thoroughly by hand or mixer until well blended. Bake in greased and floured tube pan in 375-degree oven for about 50 minutes. Sift powdered sugar on top of cake when cooled.