Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting, made from scratch and totally scrumptious! Unbelievably soft banana cupcakes are frosted with a lovely peanut butter cream cheese frosting.
Everyone experiences a bleh kind of a day. Days where you feel like you don’t want to talk to moms at drop-off because you didn’t brush your teeth and there are crumbs from the morning’s pancakes on your shirt. Days when you don’t care that your son didn’t cut out “one” picture to put under the word “one” and got red admonishments all over his assignment. We all needed a translator for that assignment.
Days when you don’t want to check your email, walk the dogs, decide what to make for dinner. Fold laundry.
Bleh! That is pretty much every day.
Then there are days replete with sweet smelling flowers and colorful sprinkles. Days you don’t care if your kids are arguing senselessly over a green cup. Days you aren’t even remotely flustered by them fighting over who won the staring contest. Days you just know you are blessed.
You dream of what fatty and buttery recipe you will create to make every thing a little better. These cupcakes will make you smile. Smile. Look at them! You can’t take your eyes off of them. They are just good. Cupcakes have that effect.
Of course these cupcakes are good. They should be with a whole stick of butter and a half a cup of sour cream in them. The bananas have to be perfectly ripe. Not ripe where they are baby food consistency. That is just gross. Toss those bananas away. You could maybe even eat them without the peanut butter frosting. Not the best choice. But still good.
A man waiting for a bus on Miami Beach. A cupcake would have made him smile. September 2010.
Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
Ingredients
- CUPCAKES
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 very ripe large bananas peeled
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temp
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- FROSTING
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar I think I added a couple extra Tablespoons
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese room temp
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temp
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter not natural
Instructions
- CUPCAKES
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 12 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups with paper liners.
- Mash bananas with fork in another medium bowl until smooth. Mix sour cream and vanilla into bananas.Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and egg yolk and beat until well blended.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with banana-sour cream mixture in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating just until blended after each addition.
- Divide batter among prepared muffin cups (generous 1/4 cup for each).Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center of each comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to rack and let cool completely.
- FROSTING
- Sift powdered sugar into large bowl. Add cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until smooth. Add more powdered sugar if needed to thicken up. Spread frosting over top of cupcakes, dividing equally.
Kristen says
These caught my eye this morning – I'm looking for a way to use up the bananas we have frozen – thanks for this
notyet100 says
thy look perfect to cheer me up,.
Carol Egbert says
I'd like one please, perfect with a cup of tea.
Evan B says
I totally know what you mean about those days! Now, I don't have kids but I work with soldiers so its pretty much the same thing 🙂 ha PB and Banana is my fave combo.. these look delicious!
Gina says
I love peanut butter frosting! Sounds divine!
Tania says
Peanut butter frosting is very temping!t
vegangela says
I need t veganize these… MMm!
Jennifer says
I totally know those days you're talking about when you don't even want to get out of your pj's. These cupcakes sound like the perfect compliment, whether it's a good day or a blech day.
Koci says
Cupcakes definitely make me smile–especially these. I love that gorgeous frosting!
Monet says
Sunsets and cupcakes make me smile too…and God knows I need lots of smiles right now. Thank you for sharing such a scrumptious treat with us. Peanut butter and bananas should always go hand-in-hand. Thank you also for the kind words on my blog…your thoughts are so appreciated!
Lawyer Loves Lunch says
GAH, the hubster is a huge fan of both bananas and peanut butter. This the the ideal cupcake! I will offer a trade- he will buy me some new shoes and I will make him these cupcakes 🙂
Couscous & Consciousness says
OMG – these look unbelievably good. Peanut butter and banana is one of my favourite toppings on toast, so these are bound to be a winner.
What a beautiful blog – I am in awe of your baking! Thanks for visiting my blog, hope you'll come by again.
Sue 🙂
Chef Dennis says
Hey Duchess
two of my favorite things in this post, cupcakes and beautiful sunsets! Banana's and peanut butter another match made in heaven…..now if you can figure out how to push one thru the computer screen, I will be eternally grateful!
Dennis
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
Lovely cupcakes! Those flavors go so well together! Yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
pity says
these cupcakes look so tempting, well done! cheers from london
Cherine says
Beautiful cupcakes!! They look delicious!
An Open Book says
gosh the peanut butter cream frosting is just too tempting to pass
Dimah says
Wonderful cupcakes!They look absolutely
delicious!
Dimah
http://orangeblossomwater.net
girlichef says
Oh yes…these cupcakes would SO make me smile! They sound perfect 😀
A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says
Good cupcakes can cure a lot of things…especially stinky days! These look amazing!
Susi says
Love the look and sound of these incredible looking cupcakes. The frosting sounds good enough to eat with a spoon, which could be VERY dangerous for me ;o)
The Mom Chef says
My daughter loves bananas and peanut butter. She and her dad sit on the couch and eat them out of the jar with a knife. So, they'd love these. Thanks!
Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction says
These cupcakes look sooo tasty! I love to slather peanut butter on my banana bread, and I'm sure these would be even better than that!
Kita says
Oh that looks good. I love banana baked goods but my BF doesnt so it could be a treat just for me 😀
Joanne says
I see myself having a few of those days this weekend while I study for a Monday exam. I think these cupcakes will not only be necessary. But recommended for the sake of my mental health.
Anonymous says
For those of you who haven't tried these yet… these cupcakes are a must! We are getting ready to make them again today! They are delicious!!! 🙂
Bellanda
Kori says
Anything PB and banana is a must in my book. I'll have to try these! They sound divine 😉