Banana, Honey and Cinnamon Cupcakes
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About the bake
These banana, honey and cinnamon cupcakes are simply divine. They are a combination of soft, moist banana bread sweetened with unrefined sugar and honey with a hint of warm spice from the cinnamon.
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 125gButter (unsalted) (softened)
- 75gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 50gBillington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 2Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
- 3Banana(s)
- 50mlMilk
- 0.5 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 1 tspHoney
- 125gAllinson's Self Raising Flour
- 0.5 tspCinnamon
For the frosting
- 2 tbspHoney
- 250gButter (unsalted) (softened)
- 0.5 tspCinnamon
- 500gSilver Spoon Icing sugar
Method
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 160°C (140°C, gas mark 4) and line a cupcake tin with 12 cupcake cases.
Step 2
Cream together the butter and sugars until pale and fluffy then add the eggs one at a time beating after each one.
Ingredients for this step
- 125gButter (unsalted) (softened)
- 75gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 50gBillington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 2Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
Step 3
In a bowl mash the bananas with the milk, vanilla extract and honey and add this to the butter sugar mixture, beating until just combined.
Ingredients for this step
- 3Banana(s)
- 50mlMilk
- 0.5 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbspHoney
Step 4
Sieve in the flour and cinnamon and gently fold in until smooth.
Ingredients for this step
- 125gAllinson's Self Raising Flour
- 0.5 tspCinnamon
Step 5
Spoon the batter into the cupcake cases until they are 2/3 full, then place in the oven for about 20 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool before transferring onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 6
To make the frosting, beat together the honey, butter and cinnamon until light, then slowly add the icing sugar beating until light and fluffy. Spoon into a piping bag and pipe onto the cooled cakes. Finish with a sprinkle of cinnamon if desired.
Ingredients for this step
- 1 tspHoney
- 125gButter (unsalted) (softened)
- 0.5 tspCinnamon
- 75gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar