Banana Cupcakes With Orange Cream Cheese Glaze Recipe
Ingredients
| Low-Fat Cream Cheese - 1 cup, softened | ||
| Orange juice | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), squeezed (For the Orange Cream Cheese Glaze:) | |
| Honey | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (For the Orange Cream Cheese Glaze:) | |
| Pure vanilla extract | 1/2 Teaspoon (For the Orange Cream Cheese Glaze:) | |
| Orange zest | 1/2 Teaspoon (For the Orange Cream Cheese Glaze:) | |
| Walnuts | 1 (For the garnish:) | |
| Whole wheat flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) (Cupcake Batter:) | |
| Oat or Wheat Bran - 1/2 cup | ||
| Baking soda | 1 Tablespoon (Cupcake Batter:) | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon (Cupcake Batter:) | |
| Ground Cloves or Pumpkin Spice - 1/8 teaspoon | ||
| Ground ginger | 1/8 Teaspoon, dried (Cupcake Batter:) | |
| Bananas - 4 nos, ripe, mashed | ||
| Carrot - 1/2 no, large OR Zucchini - 1/2 no, grated | ||
| Butter | 6 Tablespoon, softened (Cupcake Batter:) | |
| Brown sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Cupcake Batter:) | |
| Eggs | 2 (Cupcake Batter:) | |
| Pure vanilla extract | 1/4 Teaspoon (Cupcake Batter:) | |
| Walnuts | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped (Cupcake Batter:) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray non-stick spray on the cupcake moulds.
2) Soften the cream cheese by keeping it out at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
MAKING
3) In a large bowl, mix together flour, bran, baking soda, salt, cloves or pumpkin spice and ground ginger.
4) Into a bowl, add the mashed bananas, carrots and zucchini. Mix thoroughly.
5) In a third bowl, add softened butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla. Whip them using an electric blender. Whip till no lumps of sugar remain.
6) Fold in the walnuts into the butter and egg mixture.
7) Using an electric blender on low, mix the dry ingredients into the wet. When all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed, add in the banana-zucchini-carrot mixture and mix in with a spoon.
8) Pour the batter into the cupcake moulds.
9) Bake for 20 minutes.
10) Once baked, let the cupcakes cool down completely before frosting them.
11) In a bowl, add softened cream cheese, orange juice, honey, vanill and orange zest. Whisk well to get a smooth and thick glaze.
12) Layer a tablespoon of glaze on each cupcake.
SERVING
13) Garnish the Banana Cupcakes by sprinkling a few chopped walnuts over each cupcake.
1) Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray non-stick spray on the cupcake moulds.
2) Soften the cream cheese by keeping it out at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
MAKING
3) In a large bowl, mix together flour, bran, baking soda, salt, cloves or pumpkin spice and ground ginger.
4) Into a bowl, add the mashed bananas, carrots and zucchini. Mix thoroughly.
5) In a third bowl, add softened butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla. Whip them using an electric blender. Whip till no lumps of sugar remain.
6) Fold in the walnuts into the butter and egg mixture.
7) Using an electric blender on low, mix the dry ingredients into the wet. When all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed, add in the banana-zucchini-carrot mixture and mix in with a spoon.
8) Pour the batter into the cupcake moulds.
9) Bake for 20 minutes.
10) Once baked, let the cupcakes cool down completely before frosting them.
11) In a bowl, add softened cream cheese, orange juice, honey, vanill and orange zest. Whisk well to get a smooth and thick glaze.
12) Layer a tablespoon of glaze on each cupcake.
SERVING
13) Garnish the Banana Cupcakes by sprinkling a few chopped walnuts over each cupcake.
Chef
