Bleh days.
I know you have these kind of days. Days where you feel like you don’t want to talk to moms at drop-off because you didn’t brush your teeth and there are crumbs from the morning’s pancakes on your shirt. Days when you don’t care that your son didn’t cut out “one” picture to put under the word “one” and got red admonishments all over his assignment. We all needed a translator for that assignment.
Days when you don’t want to check your email, walk the dogs, decide what to make for dinner. Fold laundry.
Bleh! That is pretty much every day.
Then there are days replete with sweet smelling flowers and colorful sprinkles. Days you don’t care if your kids are arguing senselessly over a green cup. Days you aren’t even remotely flustered by them fighting over who won the staring contest. Days you just know you are blessed.
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
2 very ripe large bananas, peeled
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 t vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 12 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Mash bananas with fork in another medium bowl until smooth. Mix sour cream and vanilla into bananas.Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and egg yolk and beat until well blended. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with banana-sour cream mixture in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating just until blended after each addition. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups (generous 1/4 cup for each).Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center of each comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to rack and let cool completely.
Peanut Butter Frosting
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (I think I added a couple extra Tablespoons)
1 8 oz. package cream cheese, room temp
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (not natural)
chopped, salted roasted peanuts
Sift powdered sugar into large bowl. Add cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until smooth. Spread frosting over top of cupcakes, dividing equally. Sprinkle lightly with chopped peanuts.
A man waiting for a bus on Miami Beach. A cupcake would have made him smile. September 2010.
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These caught my eye this morning – I’m looking for a way to use up the bananas we have frozen – thanks for this
thy look perfect to cheer me up,.
I’d like one please, perfect with a cup of tea.
I totally know what you mean about those days! Now, I don’t have kids but I work with soldiers so its pretty much the same thing
ha PB and Banana is my fave combo.. these look delicious!
I love peanut butter frosting! Sounds divine!
Peanut butter frosting is very temping!t
I need t veganize these… MMm!
I totally know those days you’re talking about when you don’t even want to get out of your pj’s. These cupcakes sound like the perfect compliment, whether it’s a good day or a blech day.
Cupcakes definitely make me smile–especially these. I love that gorgeous frosting!
Sunsets and cupcakes make me smile too…and God knows I need lots of smiles right now. Thank you for sharing such a scrumptious treat with us. Peanut butter and bananas should always go hand-in-hand. Thank you also for the kind words on my blog…your thoughts are so appreciated!
GAH, the hubster is a huge fan of both bananas and peanut butter. This the the ideal cupcake! I will offer a trade- he will buy me some new shoes and I will make him these cupcakes
OMG – these look unbelievably good. Peanut butter and banana is one of my favourite toppings on toast, so these are bound to be a winner.
What a beautiful blog – I am in awe of your baking! Thanks for visiting my blog, hope you’ll come by again.
Sue
OMG – these look unbelievably good. Peanut butter and banana is one of my favourite toppings on toast, so these are bound to be a winner.
What a beautiful blog – I am in awe of your baking! Thanks for visiting my blog, hope you’ll come by again.
Sue
OMG – these look unbelievably good. Peanut butter and banana is one of my favourite toppings on toast, so these are bound to be a winner.
What a beautiful blog – I am in awe of your baking! Thanks for visiting my blog, hope you’ll come by again.
Sue
OMG – these look unbelievably good. Peanut butter and banana is one of my favourite toppings on toast, so these are bound to be a winner.
What a beautiful blog – I am in awe of your baking! Thanks for visiting my blog, hope you’ll come by again.
Sue
Hey Duchess
two of my favorite things in this post, cupcakes and beautiful sunsets! Banana’s and peanut butter another match made in heaven…..now if you can figure out how to push one thru the computer screen, I will be eternally grateful!
Dennis
Lovely cupcakes! Those flavors go so well together! Yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
these cupcakes look so tempting, well done! cheers from london
Beautiful cupcakes!! They look delicious!
gosh the peanut butter cream frosting is just too tempting to pass
Wonderful cupcakes!They look absolutely
delicious!
Dimah
http://orangeblossomwater.net
Oh yes…these cupcakes would SO make me smile! They sound perfect
Good cupcakes can cure a lot of things…especially stinky days! These look amazing!
Love the look and sound of these incredible looking cupcakes. The frosting sounds good enough to eat with a spoon, which could be VERY dangerous for me ;o)
My daughter loves bananas and peanut butter. She and her dad sit on the couch and eat them out of the jar with a knife. So, they’d love these. Thanks!
These cupcakes look sooo tasty! I love to slather peanut butter on my banana bread, and I’m sure these would be even better than that!
Oh that looks good. I love banana baked goods but my BF doesnt so it could be a treat just for me
I see myself having a few of those days this weekend while I study for a Monday exam. I think these cupcakes will not only be necessary. But recommended for the sake of my mental health.
For those of you who haven’t tried these yet… these cupcakes are a must! We are getting ready to make them again today! They are delicious!!!
Bellanda
Anything PB and banana is a must in my book. I’ll have to try these! They sound divine