Moist Banana Cupcakes Recipes

MOIST BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sugar together in a bowl. Add the bananas, mayonnaise, and chocolate chips; stir until well combined. Pour into prepared muffin cups to about 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes.

SUPER MOIST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Line a second pan with 2 liners - this recipe makes about 14 cupcakes. Set aside.
• Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, and vanilla together until combined. Pour half of the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Then half of the buttermilk. Gently whisk for a few seconds. Repeat with the remaining wet ingredients and buttermilk. Stir until *just* combined; do not overmix. The batter will be thin.
• Pour or spoon the batter into the liners. Fill only halfway (this is imperative! only halfway!) to avoid spilling over the sides or sinking.
• Bake for 18-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting. I usually let them cool in the pan.
• Frost cooled cupcakes however you'd like. I used chocolate buttercream and Wilton 1M piping tip for these pictured cupcakes. Top with sprinkles, if desired. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; add enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with sprinkles if desired.

GINA'S BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a (12-cup standard) muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, add the butter and granulated sugar. Beat with a hand-held mixer until combined. Add the sour cream and vanilla. Slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time. Incorporate the dry mixture and wet mixture together until thoroughly combined. Add the bananas and 1/2 cup walnuts, being careful not to over mix.
• Using an ice cream scoop, fill each cupcake liner three-quarters of the way full. Bake in the oven until the tops turn golden-brown and a toothpick, inserted in the middle of the cupcake, comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the oven to a wire rack and let cool before frosting.
• In a large bowl, add the cream cheese and butter. Beat together until incorporated. Add the molasses and mix well. Stir in the confectioner's sugar, milk and vanilla.
• Heavily frost the cupcakes and garnish with the remaining 1/4 cup walnuts.

BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper baking cups. In a medium mixing bowl stir together, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in bananas. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. On low speed gradually add flour mixture alternating with milk and beat until blended.
• Divide batter evenly between baking cups. Bake until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack to cool completley.

MOIST BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture just until combined. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

MOIST BANANA CUPCAKES WITH VANILLA ICING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 F / 180 C / Gas 4. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin tins with paper cupcake liners.
• Cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to blend thoroughly.
• To the creamed mixture, add about one-third of the flour mixture, half of the mashed banana, and half of the buttermilk; beat until well blended. Repeat with another one-third of the flour mixture and the remaining banana and buttermilk; beat well. Finish with the remaining flour mixture; beat until well blended.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about half full.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until the cupcakes test done. A wooden toothpick should come out clean when inserted into the center of a cupcake.
• Cool completely before frosting. Make the Icing
• In a large mixing bowl combine the 6 tablespoons of melted butter, powdered/confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk or cream, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer, adding more milk or powdered/confectioners' sugar until you reach the desired frosting or drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle the cooled cupcakes with a thin icing or frost or pipe when using a thicker frosting.

BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy - about 4 minutes.
• Add in sour cream, vanilla and eggs and mix until combined.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined.
• Fold in the mashed bananas until incorporated, taking care to not over mix.
• Use a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons) to divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake cupcakes in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until the tops turn golden-brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cupcake comes out clean.
• Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting. Garnish with chopped pecans.

MARI'S BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease 14 muffin cups.
• Lightly beat bananas and white sugar together in a bowl until smooth; add eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Beat in vegetable oil until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in flour, baking soda, and buttermilk; mix well. Fold in pecans. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle cupcakes with confectioners' sugar.