Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting

Name: Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cupcakes; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled); 3/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter melted; 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 ripe bananas) plus 1 whole banana for garnish (optional); 2 large eggs; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Honey-Cinnamon Frosting; 1 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter room temperature; 1 tablespoon honey; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

Cupcakes1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)3/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 ripe bananas), plus 1 whole banana, for garnish (optional)2 large eggs1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extractHoney-Cinnamon Frosting1 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature1 tablespoon honey1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

2. Make a well in center of flour mixture. In well, mix together butter, mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla. Stir to incorporate flour mixture (do not overmix). Dividing evenly, spoon batter into muffin cups.

3. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely on a wire rack. Spread tops with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting. Just before serving, peel and slice banana into rounds, and place one on each cupcake, if desired.

Serving Size: Makes 12

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CPOST90.

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 279.2
Total Fat: 13.7 g
Cholesterol: 60.5 mg
Sodium: 96.5 mg
Total Carbs: 37.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
Protein: 2.6 g

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