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Banana Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream

Martha Stewart Living, February 2009
  • Yield Makes 28
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 4 very ripe large bananas, mashed (about 2 cups), plus sliced bananas for garnish
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • Caramel Buttercream

Directions

  1. Make cupcakes as directed in Basic Cupcake How-To, using mashed bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla for wet ingredients.
  2. Stir pecans into batter. Once cupcakes are cool, frost tops with caramel buttercream. Frosted cupcakes will keep, covered and refrigerated, for up to 2 days. Top with banana slices before serving.

Recipe Reviews

  • Hannah Wallace
    9 Nov, 2012

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  • Sandra7824
    15 Jan, 2012

    We LOVED these cupcakes! Moist, and the smell of them baking was to die for. Yum! :)

  • ARosie
    19 Apr, 2011

    I thought this was pretty good; you can make a 3 banana recipe if you make a "combine" with this recipe, as they are essentially the same: http://www.marthastewart.com/341918/banana-cake

    I put a few chocolate chips in the batter, and frosted with chocolate frosting...so good!

  • Lalanyc
    4 Apr, 2011

    I've tried a ton of banana cupcakes. This one was decent but my favorite one is posted at ellebeaugrease.blogspot.com

  • shell5564
    2 Mar, 2011

    I added a drop of raspberry flavoring to the buttercream frosting and it was AMAZING. But the cupcakes are more like light muffins. But overall delicious

  • cat1992
    5 Feb, 2011

    These are delicious. They seem a little like muffins to me, but more like cupcakes after they're frosted.

  • Ahrisha
    11 Sep, 2009

    This recipe is outstanding. Moist and flavorful

  • bertandrew
    5 Jun, 2009

    I got my CUPCAKES book yesterday at the book signing event in Madison, Connecticut. I tried this recipe today and they came out great! Thanks, Martha!