Best Banana Cupcakes With Chocolate Frosting Recipe By Tasty Recipes

FROSTED BANANA CUPCAKES

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Go bananas with baking...especially when you have a bunch to use up. Ripe bananas are the secret to these down-home cupcakes. They look, smell and taste the best! -Jane Dearing, North Liberty, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
LEMON BUTTER FROSTING:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons mashed ripe banana
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine the frosting ingredients; beat until light and fluffy. Frost cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 168mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

BANANA AND VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

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Cupcakes are all the rage. Here is a simple recipe that I love to use. You can get as creative as you feel with the decoration by adding colors to the Buttercream and piping it creatively, adding sprinkles, or topping them with coconut, these are great fun to make!

Provided by Alimay

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, at room temperature
½ cup white sugar
3 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup milk
2 large bananas, chopped
⅔ cup butter, at room temperature
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
4 drops yellow food coloring, or as desired

Steps:

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; set aside. Beat 1/2 cup butter and the white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla with the last egg. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in the chopped bananas, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour the batter into prepared cups.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
While the cupcakes are cooling, make the buttercream by beating 2/3 cup of butter in a bowl until smooth and glossy. Beat in the vanilla, followed by the confectioners' sugar. Once no dry lumps of sugar remain, add the cream and food coloring. Whip on high speed until light and fluffy. Frost the cooled cupcakes with the buttercream frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 395.5 calories, Carbohydrate 50.5 g, Cholesterol 97.8 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 326.7 mg, Sugar 33.6 g