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Three banana cupcakes with brown butter cream cheese frosting and a heart shaped banana slice on top.
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Banana Cupcakes

Deliciously moist banana cupcakes with smooth brown butter cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time33 minutes
Servings: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

For the Banana Cupcakes

  • 3 Medium Bananas about 300 - 350g (very ripe)
  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter 227g (room temperature)
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar 200g
  • 1 cup Light Brown Sugar 220g
  • 4 Large Eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 ¾ cups All-purpose Flour 330g
  • 3 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ¼ cup Vegetable Oil 55g
  • ½ cup Milk 120g (room temperature)

For the Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter 227g (room temperature)
  • 12 oz Cream Cheese 340g (room temperature)
  • 5 cups Powdered Sugar 600g*
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Cups - Grams

Instructions

Make the Banana Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • Mash the bananas up either with a fork or in a stand mixer.
    If using a mixer, there's no need to clean the bowl before the next step, just put them in a separate bowl and set aside.
  • Beat the butter together with the white sugar and light brown sugar until fluffy.
  • Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
  • Add the mashed bananas and vanilla extract, mix until combined.
  • In a large bowl, sift together all the dry ingredients and stir together. Then add half of the flour mixture to the cupcake batter and mix on low speed until combined.
  • Add the oil and milk, then mix slowly until totally incorporated.
  • Add the remainder of the flour mixture and mix until combined.
  • Divide the cupcake batter between the cupcake liners, filling them ¾ full.
  • Bake for 18 - 22 minutes, or until they are slightly springy and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let them sit in the pan for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool.
  • Decorate with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting.

Notes

The bananas should be very ripe, the browner the better!
*For the Frosting:
If you are using spreadable cream cheese from a tub, instead of a block of cream cheese, you may need more powdered sugar in order to thicken the frosting enough. Add an extra cup (120g) of powdered sugar.  You can also chill the frosting once it has been mixed together in order to make it a little stiffer before decorating your cakes. 
Get the frosting instructions in my brown butter cream cheese frosting recipe post.