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    Banana Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Source of Recipe

    September 1999 Cooking Light p. 180

    Recipe Introduction

    Really delicious!

    List of Ingredients

    3/4 cup granulated sugar -- divided
    1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
    1/4 cup butter -- softened
    1 tsp vanilla
    2 large eggs
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1/2 tsp baking soda
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
    1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt

    Frosting:
    1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
    1/2 cup light cream cheese -- chilled
    1/2 tsp vanilla
    2 tbsp finely chopped walnuts -- toasted

    Recipe

    1. Preheat oven to 350.

    2. To prepare cupcakes, combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar and banana; set aside. Beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, butter and 1 tsp vanilla at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 3 mins.). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana mixture to sugar mixture, beating well. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmetin a bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition.

    3. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups lined with paper liners. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

    4. To prepare frosting, beta the powdered sugar, chilled cream cheese, and 1/2 tsp vanilla at medium speed of a mixer just until blended (do not overbeat). Spread frosting over cupcakes, and sprinkle with toasted walnuts.

    Per cupcake: 247 cals; 7.8 g fat; 3.8 g protein; 41 g carbs

    NOTES : I used vanilla yogurt and added 3/4 t. cinnamon. Makes a generous amount of frosting. I needed more vanilla to get it to come together.

 

 

 


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