Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Well, Happy Monday Everyone! I hope everybody had a fabulous, lovely weekend.  We spent yesterday celebrating Mother's Day at my Mom's with all my sisters and their families.  It was a really nice day hanging out in the yard, chatting and eating way too much food.  But, this morning..whew! I am a bit tired.  It was a bit of a challenge getting the kids out the door to the bus too.  Thank goodness, the end of the school year is right around the corner.

So, cupcakes.  We did chow on a few my sister made yesterday, but, I made these last week and, no..there weren't any left to bring to Mother's Day.  But, I would definitely make these again and this time, would share with a larger group of people besides my immediate family.

These are seriously the best cupcakes I have ever made.  If a bit of jelly was added, they would of tasted like a PB & J with banana sandwich.   Make these for your next party! you will not be disappointed!

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Ingredients:

for cupcakes:

2- 1/3 cup flour

1-1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

2-3 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced into chunks

for frosting:

2 cups powder sugar

3/4 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

1/3-1/2 cup milk

crushed peanuts for topping, optional

Directions:

for cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 12 count muffin pan with non stick cooking spray or line with cupcake papers.   Beat sugar and butter until well combined.  Add eggs. Combine well.  Then, add in bananas, buttermilk, vanilla and honey and continued mixing well.  In a separate bowl, whisk flour,baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Add flour mixture slowly into wet mixture until completely mixed.

Scoop batter into prepared pan.  Bake 20-25 minutes or knife inserted comes out clean.

Makes approx 12-15 cupcakes.

for frosting:

Mix all indgredients well. Spread on cooled cupcakes.  Top with crushed peanuts if desired.