Banana Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting

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Banana Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting

Banana Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting are homemade goodness made easy with your ripe bananas! Lovely enough for special occasions, but easy enough for everyday treats!

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Ingredients

Servings

Cupcakes

  • 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 small ripe bananas peeled (or 1 med)
  • ¼ cup low-fat buttermilk or milk
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil

Frosting

  • ½ cup softened unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 2-3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. caramel flavoring find by extracts
  • 1 TBS cream or milk if needed
  • salted caramel syrup for drizzle (optional)
  • dried banana chips for garnish (optional)
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Instructions

Cupcakes

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line standard sized muffin tin with cupcakes liners.
  2. In large bowl, combine the flour granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a blender or Magic Bullet type blender, add banana(s), buttermilk, vanilla extract, eggs, and vegetable oil. Blend until smooth.
  4. Pour banana mixture into the flour mixture and stir until JUST combined. Do not over mix!
  5. Portion batter into the prepared muffin tin.
  6. Bake for 15 -20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean. Remove from pan onto wire rack.
  7. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

  1. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, combine the butter and the salt.
  2. Beat in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.
  3. Beat in caramel flavoring.
  4. Add in milk, if needed, and beat to spreading consistency.
  5. Frost cooled cupcakes. Drizzle with salted caramel syrup and garnish with dried banana chips, if desired.

Notes

  • Recipe adapted from Cake Magic!

Nutrition Information

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Calories 356kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 47g (16%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Cholesterol 49mg (16%) Sodium 314mg (13%) Potassium 143mg (4%) Sugar 34g (68%) Vitamin A 305IU (6%) Vitamin C 1.7mg (2%) Calcium 33mg (3%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 356 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 356kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 47g 16%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Cholesterol 49mg 16%
Sodium 314mg 13%
Potassium 143mg 3%
Sugar 34g 68%
Vitamin A 305IU 6%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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