I love these cupcakes!! I may have eaten this frosting by the spoonful as I was making it. My friend made them for us at work and I couldn't wait to try them myself. They're moist and deliciously sweet, and the banana in the cupcake balances out the peanut butter frosting very very well.
Banana Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 ½ c. sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 ¼ c. ripe banana, mashed
Directions:
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 ¼ c. ripe banana, mashed
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla, and mix until batter is smooth.
4. Combine all dry ingredients and mix into batter in 3 parts,
alternating with buttermilk. Reduce speed to low and mix for 2 more
minutes
5. Line cupcake pan with wrappers. Using a spatula gently fold mashed
bananas into batter. Scoop into cups until 2/3 full.
6. Bake for 25 minutes and let cool.
FOR FROSTING
2 c. powdered sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. creamy peanut butter (i used chunky b.c that's all I had :)
3 tbsp milk
Combine powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Then add 1 cup peanut
butter and milk. Mix until spreadable.
Makes 18
2. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla, and mix until batter is smooth.
4. Combine all dry ingredients and mix into batter in 3 parts,
alternating with buttermilk. Reduce speed to low and mix for 2 more
minutes
5. Line cupcake pan with wrappers. Using a spatula gently fold mashed
bananas into batter. Scoop into cups until 2/3 full.
6. Bake for 25 minutes and let cool.
FOR FROSTING
2 c. powdered sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. creamy peanut butter (i used chunky b.c that's all I had :)
3 tbsp milk
Combine powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Then add 1 cup peanut
butter and milk. Mix until spreadable.
Makes 18
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