Banana Cupcakes

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Years ago I went to a cupcake class in NYC because I was utterly obsessed with cupcakes and wanted to own my very own cupcake shop. I wanted to master all of the piping techniques including my personal favorite which is the magnolia bakery technique done with an offset spatula. Boy did I get off track here. Back to these delicious banana cupcakes. We made banana, chocolate, and vanilla cupcakes in the class and I fell in love with the banana recipe. I tweaked it just a tad to my liking, and now they’re even better. These are incredibly moist and they go wonderfully with cream cheese frosting.

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Banana Cupcakes

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

These deliciously moist banana cupcakes pair perfectly with a homemade cream cheese frosting and are topped with fresh banana.

Course: Cupcakes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Banana Cupcakes

Servings: 16 servings

Calories: 541 kcal

Author: Julie of CookedbyJulie.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 3 bananas pureed
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Bake the oven to 350 degrees
2. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside
3. Mash the bananas using a fork or food processor
4. Mix the softened unsalted butter and sugar for about 1 minutes using a stand mixer or hand held mixer
5. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, flour mixture, buttermilk, and pureed bananas to the sugar mixture and mix until well incorporated, careful not to over mix.
6. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until fully cooked through
8. Cool cupcakes completely before frosting
9. To make the frosting, mix the cream cheese and butter for about 3 minutes
10. Add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract and mix for about 3 minutes on high speed
11. Using a piping bag frost your cooled cupcakes and enjoy

Recipe Video

Nutrition Facts

Banana Cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 541 Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 24g 37%

Saturated Fat 14g 70%

Cholesterol 94mg 31%

Sodium 221mg 9%

Potassium 183mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 77g 26%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 57g

Protein 5g 10%

Vitamin A 16.4%

Vitamin C 2.3%

Calcium 6.2%

Iron 2.8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.