Description
These easy banana cupcakes are moist, tender, and full of sweet banana flavor, topped with a cozy cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Perfect for everyday snacking, birthdays, or brunch, they strike the perfect balance of comfort and elegance
Ingredients
For the Banana Cupcakes
½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup brown sugar, packed
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2–3 bananas)
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk
For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz cream cheese, softened
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
3–4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (2–3 minutes).
Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix in mashed bananas and vanilla until smooth.
Add dry ingredients in two additions, alternating with buttermilk. Mix gently—don’t overmix.
Divide batter evenly into liners, filling each about ⅔ full.
Bake 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For frosting: beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, then cinnamon and vanilla. Beat until fluffy.
Frost cooled cupcakes and garnish with a light dusting of cinnamon, if desired.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas with brown spots for the sweetest flavor.
For extra flavor, fold in chopped nuts or mini chocolate chips.
Store frosted cupcakes in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Unfrosted cupcakes can be frozen for up to 2 months
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cupcakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 310 kcal
- Sugar: 29 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
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