i tell you what, despite all the  obsessiveness about perfection that martha stewart possesses and the holier-than- thou persona, that bitch can bake! i whipped these little yummies up in 10 minutes, popped em in the oven, and had them frosted with a cream cheese frosting within an hour AND i had four 2 year olds running around my house like little screaming banshees. i am not trying to give myself a butt pat here, i’m trying to convey that they were easy peasy and delicious. for the children i sprinkled a few colorful little candy bits on top, but the rest of them got a generous shaving of espresso dark chocolate. the wilsons will be coming over on sunday, and these will be dessert :)

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martha stewart recipe- banana cupcakes

Ingredients

Makes 12

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 ripe bananas), plus 1 whole banana, for garnish (optional)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Honey-Cinnamon Frosting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  2. Make a well in center of flour mixture. In well, mix together butter, mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla. Stir to incorporate flour mixture (do not overmix). Dividing evenly, spoon batter into muffin cups.
  3. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely on a wire rack. Spread tops with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting. Just before serving, peel and slice banana into rounds, and place one on each cupcake, if desired.

cream cheese frosting

1 cup powdered sugar

1 stick room temp unsalted butter

1 8 oz. pkg room temp cream cheese

1 t pure vanilla extract

beat all ingredients with hand held mixer about 1 minute. done.