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Banana and vanilla cupcakes with blueberry icing

Name: Banana and vanilla cupcakes with blueberry icing
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cupcakes; 4 large eggs; 400g (2 cups) sugar; 300g (2,5 cups) cake flour, sifted; 170ml (2/3 cup) oil; 250ml (1 cup) milk; 15ml (1 tbsp) baking powder, sifted; 15ml (1 tbsp) vanilla extract; 3 bananas, mashed; seeds of ½ vanilla pod; Icing; 125g butter, soft; 260g (2 cups) icing sugar; 30ml (2 tbsp) milk; 15ml (1 tbsp) vanilla extract; 125ml (½ cup) blueberries, crushed (fresh or frozen); fresh mint, to serve; banana chips, to serve

December 9, 2010 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

Banana and vanilla cupcakes with blueberry icing recipe

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Banana and vanilla cupcakes with blueberry icing

Serves: 12

Cooking Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

Cupcakes
4 large eggs
400g (2 cups) sugar
300g (2,5 cups) cake flour, sifted
170ml (2/3 cup) oil
250ml (1 cup) milk
15ml (1 tbsp) baking powder, sifted
15ml (1 tbsp) vanilla extract
3 bananas, mashed
seeds of ½ vanilla pod
Icing
125g butter, soft
260g (2 cups) icing sugar
30ml (2 tbsp) milk
15ml (1 tbsp) vanilla extract
125ml (½ cup) blueberries, crushed (fresh or frozen)
fresh mint, to serve
banana chips, to serve

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180ºC.

For the cupcakes, beat the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the rest of the ingredients and beat for 2 minutes. Pour into paper cupcake holders and bake for 15 – 20 minutes.

For the icing, cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Whisk in the milk and vanilla. Add the crushed berries and gently blend with a hand-held mixer.

Ice the cakes with a piping bag and top with the mint and banana chips.