Banana Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 very ripe large bananas, peeled
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk

Frosting

• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup mashed bananas (about 1 ripe banana)

Directions

1. preheat oven to 350°F Line 12 standard muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl to blend.
3. Mash bananas with fork in another medium bowl until smooth. Mix sour cream and vanilla into bananas.
4. 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.
5. Add flour mixture alternately with banana-sour cream mixture beating just until blended after each addition.
6. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
7. Bake 20-25 minutes or until tester inserted into center of each comes out clean.
8. Transfer cupcakes to rack and let cool completely.
9. To make the frosting, Sift confectioners' sugar into large bowl.
10. Add cream cheese, butter, and mashed bananas.
11. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until smooth.
12. Pipe frosting over top of cupcakes, dividing equally.