Banana cupcakes with butter cream frosting and sliced almonds
Easy to do good for children cooks
Ingredients for the cupcakes:
- 1 cup flour
- 1 Stick butter softened (I/2 cup butter)
- 2 Bananas
- 4 1/4 cup Sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 Eggs
- 1 Cup water
Directions for the cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together sugar and butter.
- Add in the mashed banana than put it in a bowl with sugar and butter.
- Mix in flour, eggs, and vanilla.
- Pour into cupcake pan. Fill only about 3/4 of the way.
- Cook for 15 to 16 minutes or until golden on top and springs back when touched lightly.
- Put the cupcakes on a wire rack to cool, then turn it onto a plate to frost them.
FOR THE FROSTING
Ingredients:
- 1 stick butter, softened teaspoons vanilla
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
- Almond slices (optional)
Directions:
- Measure all ingredients into the bowl.
- Beat the ingredients together with an electric mixer.
- Mix on high for 5 minutes until the frosting is thick and creamy.
- If frosting is too thick, add a little more milk; if it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Sprinkle slices almonds on top if you want.