Banana Cupcakes
Easy banana cupcakes with vanilla cream cheese frosting
Servings: 16 cupcakes
Calories: 382kcal
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup full-fat sour cream
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas pack the mashed bananas down and allow to overflow slightly, about 2 bananas worth
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting and Topping Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- cinnamon sugar to taste
- 16 banana chips
Instructions
Cupcake Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in eggs.
- Mix in sour cream, flour, baking soda, and spices until just combined.
- Mix in vanilla and mashed bananas until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly between cupcake liners. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cupcakes bounce back when lightly touched.
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting and Topping Instructions
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the vanilla.
- Mix in the powdered sugar a little bit at a time until fully combined.
- Spread or pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and top each cupcake with a banana chip.
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Notes
Double the frosting recipe if you like large swirls.
Nutrition
Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 84mg | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 535IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg