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Banana and pecan cupcakes

Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Makes 12 cupcakes
Dietary Vegetarian
This is a brilliant way to use up bananas that are past their best. The riper they are the better. If you are cooking with children, get them to help mix the ingredients together and put the muffin cases in the tin.

Method


  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line a baking tray with paper cupcake cases.

  2. For the cupcakes, beat together the butter and caster sugar using a wooden spoon until light and creamy. Stir in the eggs, one at a time, until they are completely mixed in.

  3. Mash the bananas using a fork. Roughly chop the pecans. Stir both into the egg mixture until evenly mixed.

  4. Fold the flour into the wet ingredients until completely combined.

  5. Divide the mixture between the paper cupcake cases. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, or until risen and golden. Leave to cool a little, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

  6. Meanwhile, make the icing. Beat together the butter, icing sugar and milk. Add a spoonful to the top of each cupcake and spread out using a butter knife.

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

  • 150g/5½oz butter, softened
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 50g/1¾oz pecans
  • 150g/5½oz self-raising flour

For the icing (optional)

  • 140g/5oz butter, softened
  • 175g/6oz icing sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp milk

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Banana and pecan cupcakes

Fruit and vegetables

Cooking ingredients

Dairy, eggs and chilled


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