Spicy Bananna Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

I'm back again, with desert this time. These cup cakes are finger licking good. Just in time for memorial day weekend with the red, white and blue. I think the next time I do make these cup cakes I will grind up some walnuts and some chocolate chips and mix it in the batter, just something I thought about on my second batch. The batter had this warm delicious taste to it. You can choose to either make them into cupcakes or in a loaf pan. If you are planning on baking it in a loaf pan, use the cream cheese frosting only grade some orange or some lemon zest for some tang! Have fun with this and get creative!!!

Things you will need for the cupcakes:

2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon all spice
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas

Alright! Let's get to it! Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. If your going to use a cupcake pan go ahead and put in your cup cake liners now. If you are using a loaf pan or a bunt pan go ahead and spray it now with some non-stick spray. Measure all the ingredients into a large electric mixer bowl. Blend for 30 seconds on low speed gradually increasing the speed. As you mix with your spatula scrap down the sides of your bowl. Beat about 3-5 minutes on high speed. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans, or fill cupcake tins about 2/3 of the way full.

The house is going to smell so yummy.

Things you will need for the delicious cream cheese frosting:

1 8-ounce package of regular cream cheese
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Food coloring of your choice

I would leave the stick of butter out to get soften while you are preparing and baking the cake. Start to blend the cream cheese and soften butter with the electric mixer on low speed, as the butter and cream cheese mix gradually start adding the powdered sugar until you have completely incorporated the sugar. Add the vanilla slowly to give it some moisture while you mix the powdered sugar in. You can always add more sugar if you want the consistency to big thicker or you can always add milk if you want your frosting consistency to be thinner.

I hope you enjoy baking these delicious cup cakes! I know I had a blast and my house smells like I had candles lit everywhere.

Have fun! Ciao!