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Banana Cupcakes with Honey Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course bananas, cupcakes, Dessert

Ingredients
  

Banana Cupcakes

  • 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1-1/2 cups mashed bananas about 3 med-lg sized
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Honey Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 4 oz. reduced fat cream cheese
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • 2-4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp. milk

Instructions
 

For the Cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard muffin pan with paper liners. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Make a well in the center of flour mixture. In well, mix together butter, applesauce, mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla. Stir to incorporate flour mixture (do not overmix). Dividing evenly, spoon batter into muffin cups.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Spread tops with Honey Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting.

For the Frosting:

  • Cream butter until light and fluffy. Add the cream cheese and beat for another 2 minutes.
  • Add the honey and cinnamon, and gradually add the powdered sugar one cup at a time.
  • Add the milk and more powdered sugar (if needed) until you get your desired consistency.
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