Best Banana Cupcakes

Karen=^..^='s Note:

Adapted from Wilton...we made them a little bigger and used big bananas. Very moist and delicious.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup butter , softened (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 large ripe bananas , mashed
• ¾ cup sour cream
• frosting (your favorite)

Directions:

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 over-mix.
6. Pour into paper lined cupcake pans. We fill them almost to the top for big cupcakes with "muffin tops".
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 frosting as desired.
9. (We used half of a container of vanilla frosting with some banana extract. Cream cheese frosting would also work well here.).