Banana Cupcakes With Nutella Buttercream Frosting

Banana Cupcakes With Nutella Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients for 14 cupcakes

¼ cup butter, at room temperature
¼ cup packed light-brown sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ cup granulated sugar
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp lemon juice
½ tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup buttermilk
¾ cup mashed over-ripe bananas (from about 2 medium bananas)
1 large egg
1 large egg white
1 ¼ cups + 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
2 Tbsp cornstarch
2 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided
Chopped, toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped chocolate or sprinkles (optional)
Nutella Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows (if you want it piled high like pictured do 1½ the recipe)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt for 30 seconds, set aside.

Mash bananas together with lemon juice, set aside. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip butter, 1 Tbsp vegetable oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar until pale and fluffy, then mix in remaining 1 Tbsp vegetable oil. Blend in egg, then blend in egg white and vanilla. Mix in banana mixture.

With mixer set on low speed and working in three separate batches, add in 1/3 of the flour mixture alternating with ½ of the buttermilk and mixing just until combined after each addition. Divide mixture among 14 - 15 paper lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean, about 18 - 22 minutes.

Allow to cool in muffin tin several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost with Nutella Buttercream Frosting and top with sprinkles or chopped, toasted hazelnuts if desired. Store in an airtight container.

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