Banana Cupcakes

The taste of home-baked banana bread, in a portable treat! Banana cupcakes are richly prepared with sour cream and go perfectly with cream cheese icing and a nut topping.

Source: Cupcake Fun

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 ripe bananas mashed
  • 3/4 cup sour cream

Makes: About 18 standard cupcakes. Each cupcake serves 1.


instructions

Preheat oven 350°F. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Add eggs, vanilla and banana; mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream; blend thoroughly but do not overmix. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack; remove and cool completely before decorating.