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Banana Cupcakes Recipe

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I got this recipe my mother-in-law more than 40 years ago. They taste as good today as they did back then!—Arloia Lutz, Sebewaing, Michigan

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Banana Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

1/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 small bananas)
1-1/3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture just until combined.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One cupcake equals 154 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 175 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Banana Cupcakes in Country Woman January/February 2003, p37

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Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2013 by lutherallie

LOVE these....no need to add the sugar on top if you don't want.

Reviewed on Aug. 03, 2011 by Liette66

So easy to do and the spices with the banana delicious.

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2011 by PACountryGirl

My kids loved these muffins and so did I. I only used cinnamon not the other spices and I did not sprinkle sugar on top. They were almost all gone before they cooled!

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2010 by rabbit21

These cupcakes were so good.

Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2010 by wana1212

I made these for a Labor Day snack. They were delicious. I didn't have cloves so I used pumpkin pie spice instead and omitted the powder sugar. They were full of flavor and no one could eat just one!

Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2010 by sharluvs2cook

I omitted the cloves & nutmeg but they were still delicious. I didn't need to add the confectioners' sugar either. They made a great morning breakfast for our child running out the door for school. I will definitely make them again. We all loved them.

Reviewed on Sep. 06, 2010 by sewinglady1

I really liked these Cupcakes. I am keepint them handy for quick night snack and morning pick me up. My hubby and grandkids were not too keen on them

Reviewed on Sep. 06, 2010 by l shovlin

We liked them very much, they were very

light and just the right banana flavor.

Reviewed on Sep. 06, 2010 by rascal2535

Loved the spice and banana flavor! Would definitely make these again!