Banana Cupcakes with Amaretto Cream Cheese Frosting
A good banana cupcake recipe with a touch of Amaretto.
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 4 oz unsalted butter (114 grams butter)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mashed bananas about 2 large
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tablespoons Amaretto
- ½ cup sour cream, room temperature (120 grams)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (260 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Amaretto Cream Cheese Frosting
- 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature or slightly soft (84 grams)
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened (170 grams)
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar (280 grams)
- 2 tablespoons Amaretto
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 20 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
- Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in bananas, vanilla and Amaretto. Stir in sour cream. Thoroughly mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, then add to creamed mixture and stir until it’s mixed in.
- Spoon batter into cupcake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 22-25 minutes or until cakes tests done. Cool cakes in pan on a wire rack then frost with Amaretto cream cheese icing.
- Frosting: Beat the butter, cream cheese and vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar (start with 2 cups) and amaretto and beat, adding more sugar to taste, until frosting is light and creamy. Spoon over cupcakes.
- Decorate cupcakes with almonds or pecans.