Recipe: Tasty Banana Cupcakes

Banana Cupcakes. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Most banana cupcake recipes I've tried are a little dense and muffin/bread like.

In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. These banana cupcakes are quick, easy, and delicious. Better yet, they are based on one of my favorite recipes from Grandma's recipe book! You can cook Banana Cupcakes using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Banana Cupcakes

1. Prepare of Banana Cupcakes.
2. You need 3 of Large Bananas, mashed & ripe.
3. It's 2 tsp of Lemon juice.
4. You need 3 cup of Flour.
5. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda.
6. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Salt.
7. It's 1 stick of Butter, melted.
8. You need 1 1/2 cup of Sugar.
9. Prepare 3 of Large Eggs.
10. It's 2 tsp of Pure Vanilla Extract.
11. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Buttermilk.
12. Prepare of Cream Cheese Frosting.
13. You need 1/2 cup of Butter, melted.
14. You need 1 of Cream Cheese 8oz. softened.
15. Prepare 1 tsp of Pure Vanilla Extract.
16. You need 3 cup of Powered Sugar.

Grandma makes them with vanilla as the only spice, but when my son Myles and I make them, we like to add a slew of spices to the recipe. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. How long do you bake mini banana cupcakes? You can test for doneness by sticking a toothpick in the center of a cupcake.

Banana Cupcakes instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° Line your muffin pan with cupcake liners | In a small bowl, use a fork to mash your bananas | Add lemon juice and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and set aside | In a large mixing bowl, whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in pure vanilla extract | Next add in the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk | Lastly, stir in banana mixture.
4. Use a ice cream scooper and pour batter into prepared muffin pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until done | Remove from oven and place directly onto a wire rack | Let them cool before frosting.
5. For the Frosting - In a large mixing bowl whip butter and cream cheese until smooth | Add in pure vanilla extract and sugar | Whip on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
6. Bon Appétit :).

Five Ingredient Banana Cupcakes are a fabulous alternative to making banana bread with overly ripe bananas. I've never had banana cupcakes before, and honey-cinnamon frosting is pretty unique, so I'm sure the family will love them. With some super moist and fluffy Banana Cupcakes (thanks to cake flour instead of all-purpose) topped with my favorite cream cheese frosting. You can totally use all-purpose flour, the crumb of your cupcakes will just be a little heavier in texture. And that cream cheese frosting is pretty much perfection.