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Delicious banana cupcakes with homemade cinnamon cream cheese frosting are easy to make. They will be a hit with all of your banana bread lovers!
These banana cupcakes are one of my favorite ways to eat a banana. They are soft and moist, and full of banana flavor.
To be honest, I really eat them for the cinnamon cream cheese frosting, it’s amazing!!
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour
- Sugar, granulated sugar and powdered sugar
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Butter, unsalted
- Bananas, ripe
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Cream Cheese
- Cinnamon
How to Make Banana Cupcakes
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Make a well in center of flour mixture
- Mix together the butter, mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla and pour it into the dry ingredients.
- Stir to incorporate flour mixture, do not over mix.
- Spoon batter into muffin cups lined with paper liners.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean.
- Remove cupcakes from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix until everything is combined
- Add the vanilla and the cinnamon
- Frost the cooled cupcakes.
Tips
- Pulse the bananas in a food processor to create a banana puree. This prevents any chunks of banana in your cupcakes.
- Pecans and walnuts would go great with these cupcakes. You can add them to the batter or sprinkle them on top of the frosting.
- Use room temperature softened butter and cream cheese for the frosting to make sure you get a nice smooth consistency.
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Banana Cupcakes
Delicious banana cupcakes with homemade cinnamon cream cheese frosting are easy to make. They will be a hit with all of your banana bread lovers!
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
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Total:45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas about 4 ripe bananas
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 6 oz cream cheese softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
- Make a well in center of flour mixture
- In the well, mix together the butter, mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla
- Stir to incorporate flour mixture, being sure not to over mix
- Spoon batter into muffin cups
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean Remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely on a wire rack
Cream Cheese Frosting
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix until everything is combined
- Add the vanilla and the cinnamon
- Ice the cooled cupcakes and enjoy!
- Makes 12 cupcakes
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 545kcal (27%) Carbohydrates: 93g (31%) Protein: 5g (10%) Fat: 18g (28%) Saturated Fat: 11g (69%) Cholesterol: 79mg (26%) Sodium: 201mg (9%) Potassium: 213mg (6%) Fiber: 2g (8%) Sugar: 76g (84%) Vitamin A: 676IU (14%) Vitamin C: 3mg (4%) Calcium: 62mg (6%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
Darla says
I’m with you, the frosting on these is what takes them to the next level!! Can’t wait to try these! I have really enjoyed these cupcake posts!
Leigh Anne says
Shanna,
Yes I just use my biggest round tip that I have – It is a 7P – at least I think that is what it says as it is pretty old and worn off! My decorating tips were my mothers and are probably 45 years old – I love them!
Tamara says
Thanks, Leigh Anne. We are looking forward to pictures of the “wedding cupcakes.” These banana ones look wonderful. When Grandma Camp is over, I will be cooking up a storm. It is a BLESSING to turn on the computer each day and receive your inspiration in so many different forms. You truly motivate me to be better and go outside my comfort zone.
Shanna says
oh yummy! So how do you make all your frosting so pretty? Do you just use a big fat tip on an icing bag? I love it! Thanks!
stephanie says
These look absolutely delicious. I’m going to have to make these for my kids. Thank you for the recipe and thank you for a wonderful blog. Your posts always brighten my day.