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Moist Banana Cupcakes

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

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Arloia Lutz, Sebewaing, Michigan

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Updated on Oct. 22, 2022

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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Moist Banana Cupcakes

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Yield: 1 dozen
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 20 min
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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
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Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 154 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 175mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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