Banana Muffins with Mascarpone Cream Frosting

        
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 18 muffins



Muffins:

  3 cups all-purpose flour
  1 teaspoon baking soda
  1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  2 cups sugar
  1 cup vegetable oil
  3 large eggs
  1 TBS vanilla extract
  4 ripe bananas, peeled and coarsely mashed

Frosting:

  3 oz  cream cheese, room temperature
  6 TBS (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup mascarpone cheese, room temperature
  3 TBS honey
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners. 

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, baking 
powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium 
bowl to blend. 

Beat the sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in 
a large bowl to blend. 

Stir in the banana. 

Add the dry ingredients and stir just until 
blended.

Divide the batter among the prepared muffin 
cups. 

Bake the muffins on the middle rack until 
the tops are golden brown and a tester 
inserted into the center comes out with no 
crumbs attached, about 25 minutes. 

Transfer the muffins to a rack and cool slightly. 

The muffins may be eaten warm or cooled completely 
and frosted.

To frost the cupcakes: 

Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese 
and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy. 

Beat in the mascarpone cheese and then beat in 
the honey. 

Spread the frosting over the muffins. 

Sprinkle with the walnuts. 






Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
Show:   Everyday Italian


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