Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
These tasty banana cupcakes are a family favourite with delicious peanut butter frosting, it's one not to be missed.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 150 g Unsalted butter
- 75 g Caster sugar
- 75 g Soft light brown sugar
- 2 Large free range eggs
- 175 g Self-raising flour
- 2 Large bananas peeled and well mashed
For the frosting
- 175 g Unsalted butter
- 220 g Icing sugar
- 110 g Smooth peanut butter
- Handful of salted peanuts to decorate
Instructions
- Beat the room temperature butter with the caster sugar and soft light brown sugar.
- Beat in each egg, one at a time.
- Fold in the flour and mashed bananas (do this by hand if you've been using a mixer).
- Share between 12 paper muffin cases in a muffin tin.
- Bake at 180C for about 19 minutes, or until very pale golden brown.
- Whilst they are baking, beat the butter, with the icing sugar until well combined.
- Beat in the peanut butter.
- Add a teaspoon at a time of boiling water until the icing is a light, fluffy consistency.
- When the cupcakes are totally cool, pipe the icing onto the cakes or swirl on with a knife.
- Top with some salted peanuts.
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Nutrition
Calories: 441kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 730IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.5mg