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Good Morning! I’m so happy to be here with you this morning to share one of our families favorite recipes. Banana Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are a fancy spin off a cake mix but let me assure you… they’re fabulous!We love banana’s. I have to keep them in stock at our house, just like milk or the kids are asking for them. SO, when I happen to get lucky enough to have a few become over ripened… this recipe is the recipe I make!

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Bananas Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
 
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Serves: 18
Ingredients
  • 1 (18.25oz) pkg yellow cake mix
  • ½ C brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 C water
  • 4 oz neufchâtel cream cheese
  • 2 Tbsp canola oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 medium overripe bananas, mashed
  • cinnamon for dusting
  • Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 4 Tbsp butter, softened
  • 4 oz neufatchel cream cheese
  • 3-4 C powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp milk
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
  2. Line muffin tin pan with paper liners; set aside.
  3. In large mixing bowl combine cake mix, brown sugar, and cinnamon; mix.
  4. Add water, cream cheese, oil, and eggs; mix until smooth.
  5. Add bananas; mix in.
  6. Divide batter into prepared pan.
  7. Bake 18-20 minutes or until center springs back with light touch.
  8. Cool completely before frosting.
  9. Cream Cheese Frosting:
  10. In large mixing bowl cream butter and add cream cheese; cream together until smooth.
  11. Add powdered sugar 1 C at a time; mixing with each addition.
  12. Add milk to thin if needed.
  13. Scoop into piping bag using a Wilton 1M star tip to pipe a large star of frosting on the top of each cupcake.
  14. Garnish with dusting of cinnamon.
  15. Serve and Enjoy!

 

Valentines Day is just around the corner so here are a few more sweet treats to inspire your baking…

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Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cups

 

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Valentine Sugar Cookies

 

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Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

 

Thanks so much for having me over to visit… I love coming and sharing some of the love from my kitchen with all of you.

You’re more than welcome to come by my place anytime… catch me at www.cookingwithruthie.com or connect with me on Pinterest, Google+, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram !

 

Ruthie

xoxo~ Ruthie

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