Bananas Foster Cupcakes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons meringue powder
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350°f
• 2 in large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 3 in medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• 4 add eggs, vanilla and banana; mix well.
• 5 add flour mixture alternately with sour cream; blend thoroughly but do not overmix.
• 6 pour into prepared pans.
• 7 bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 8 cool 10 minutes in pan on rack; remove and cool completely before decorating.
• 9 for cinnamon cream cheese filling:.
• 10 in large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon and milk.
• 11 beat with mixer until well blended.
• 12 refrigerate until ready to use.
• 13 fill cupcake. (prepare a decorating bag with your icing filling and round decorating tip 230; insert tip in top center of an uniced cupcake and squeeze out a small amount of filling. or, use the wilton dessert decorator, which includes a filling tip and an easy-to-control cylinder for adding just the right amount.).
• 14 for fluffy boiled icing:.
• 15 beat meringue powder and 1/2 cup cold water until stiff, about 4 minutes.
• 16 in microwave safe bowl stir sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup water.
• 17 in microwave bring syrup mixture to a boil (approx. 5 minutes).
• 18 remove, let mixture cool slightly (1-2 minutes).
• 19 slowly add syrup to meringue mixture.
• 20 beat on high for 4 minutes.
• 21 for top of range: mix sugar, corn syrup and water in 2 quart saucepan. bring to boil; cool slightly and follow directions above.