Fruity Birthday Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 2/3 cups self-rising flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1 banana, sliced, for decorating

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400.

2. 2

   Cream together the butter and banana in a bowl. Gradually work the egg, milk, honey, flour and baking soda into the mixture. Stir in the golden raisins. Divide the mixture between small paper cake cups.

3. 3

   Bake for 15 minutes in the middle of the oven until a skewer inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.

4. 4

   Remove from the oven and cool on a cake rack. Decorate with banana slices and candles.

5. 5

   FOR PEAR CUPCAKES, follow the recipe above but substitute a mashed pear for one of the bananas and decorate with sliced pear pieces.

6. 6

   FOR STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES, follow the recipe above but substitute four mashed strawberries for one of the bananas and decorate with sliced strawberry or kiwi pieces.