Petite Banana Cakes

Name: Petite Banana Cakes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ounces (1 stick) sweet butter; 1 cup sugar; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup (5 ounces) coarsely chopped walnuts; ½ cup (3½ ounces) brown sugar; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 1 cup lightly mashed ripe banana (about 2 large bananas); 1 cup lightly mashed ripe banana (about 2 large bananas); 2¼ cups (9 ounces) sifted cake flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes
34–36
miniature cupcakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

About

Ingredients

1 cup lightly mashed ripe banana (about 2 large bananas)
¼ cup butter

Americas
United States
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine mashed banana, buttermilk, and vanilla in a small bowl set in a pan of hot water. Set aside until mixture is at room temperature. Meanwhile sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
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