Best Banana Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• frosting (your favorite)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven 350°F.

2. 2

   In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.

3. 3

   In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

4. 4

   Add eggs, vanilla and banana; mix well.

5. 5

   Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream; blend thoroughly but do not over-mix.

6. 6

   Pour into paper lined cupcake pans. We fill them almost to the top for big cupcakes with "muffin tops".

7. 7

   Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

8. 8

   Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack; remove and cool completely before frosting as desired.

9. 9

   (We used half of a container of vanilla frosting with some banana extract. Cream cheese frosting would also work well here.).