My son loves bananas and I would add a banana fruit in his lunch pack for school almost every week! There are usually 5 bananas in one pack, but sometimes the supermarket would add more depending on the weight. And it so happens that last weeks’ pack had 7 pieces of bananas. That left me with 2 pieces extra for this week. They were getting too ripe to be eaten alone, so I decided to make banana cupcakes!
Bananas are one of those healthy fruits we can indulge! They are great for anti-stress relief! They contain folate and Vitamin B6, two key components in the production of serotonin. Serotonins are chemicals that reduce anxiety and relieve stress in our body. It’s highly important that children are aided in the production of serotonin to help them cope with school life and growth! Feeding them bananas are the easiest, most delicious, and natural way to help our kids!
When I told my son that I was going to turn the ripe bananas into cupcakes, he was so thrilled, he jumped about on our couch! Yipee!
Most recipes will tell you to add 200g of granulated sugar to the banana cupcake batter, but that’s way too sweet for our tastebuds!!! Besides, aren’t bananas already sweet? They’ve been genetically modified for decades to taste sweeter than its predecessors! Originally, bananas were quite bitter and had bigger seeds as did most fruits! Now their seeds are soft and small, and almost taste as sweet as the candied bananas (Bananarama: phased out in 2014!) by Nestle! Naturally, I lowered the amount of sugar from 200g to 120g and they’re delightful!
Since my oven is a domestic type (SMEG) made for home baking, the recommended oven temperature and baking time by professionals do not apply. If I follow those instructions, my cupcakes would form a volcano, dry up, and burn. To avoid this, I changed the temperature from 176 C to 150 C and extended the baking period from 17 minutes to 25 mns. They come out soft and moist!
If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make your own buttermilk with just lemon and milk. I have posted a recipe and instruction over at this link!
This recipe takes about 45 mns to do and makes 24 cupcakes. I hope you enjoy this recipe and if you have any questions, send a message ♥️
Banana Cupcake Recipe
- Ingredients:
- 256 g all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- I /2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 57g unsalted, softened butter
- 60g vegetable oil
- 120 g granulated sugar
- 3 ripe bananas
- 2 large eggs
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 240 ml buttermilk
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 150 C
- Line cupcake tray with cupcake liners.
- Bowl 1, Dry Ingredients: mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Bowl 2, West Ingredients: cream butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add mashed bananas, eggs, vanilla extract and whip for 3 to 4 minutes
- While whipping, slowly add the Dry Ingredients in 3 parts and mix until combined.
- Scoop batter into cupcake liners 2/3 of the way, full.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Sweet t’Haart 