Description
These banana cream cheese cupcakes are moist, flavorful treats topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. Perfect for brunches or desserts, they’re easy to make and bursting with banana goodness. A cozy, crowd-pleasing recipe ready in under an hour!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (180g)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (113g)
3/4 cup granulated sugar (150g)
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (240g)
1/4 cup buttermilk (60ml)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 oz cream cheese, softened (226g)
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (56g)
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted (240g)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: 1/4 cup crushed walnuts or banana chips
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F; line 12-cup muffin tin.
2. Whisk dry ingredients; beat butter, sugar, eggs, bananas, buttermilk, vanilla.
3. Add dry ingredients; mix until just combined.
4. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full; bake 18-22 minutes.
5. Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla for frosting.
6. Frost cooled cupcakes; garnish with walnuts or banana chips.
Notes
Use overripe bananas for best flavor. Store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg