Gluten-Free Banana Cupcakes

Name: Banana Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 c. gluten-free flour blend, spooned and leveled (I use Bob's RedMill 1:1); 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. cinnamon; 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted; 2 Tbsp. oil; 2 Tbsp. brown sugar, packed; 1/4 c. milk + 3/4 tsp. apple cider vinegar (mix together and let sit for 5 minutes); 2 Tbsp. sour cream, room temperature; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1/2 c. mashed banana; 3/4 c. unsalted butter, room temperature; 3/4 c. Crisco shortening; Pinch of salt; 3 c. powdered sugar; 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 3/4 c. marshmallow fluff; 3/4 tsp. cinnamon

Desserts

Aug 22

Written By Kali Terry

These banana cupcakes are super moist, fluffy, and packed with fresh banana flavor!! The dreamy cupcake is paired with a light and fluffy cinnamon marshmallow buttercream that tastes like a cloud of perfection.

banana cupcake with frosting and walnuts

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You will never have a banana cupcake as fluffy, light, and moist as this! When taking a bite, it literally feels like you’re eating air! This can sometimes be a problem because it makes them super easy to eat - I could accidentally eat a few of these without thinking 😂 Not only are the cupcakes themselves super light, but the cinnamon marshmallow buttercream is sooooo dreamy and comforting - it’s a small taste of Fall that you can get at any time of the year. We also sprinkled some chopped walnuts on top to give a lovely crunch and nuttiness that adds to the essence of Fall in these cupcakes.

I feel like it’s inevitable to have a bunch of ripening bananas laying around the house. We’ll go through kicks of buying enough bananas for the week and then only eating 1-2 of them because we forget that they’re there. They get way to brown to even consider eating normally, so the next best thing to use them for is this Gluten-Free Banana Cupcake recipe! What I love about this recipe is that it only makes 1 dozen cupcakes and not some obscene amount that you can’t store anywhere. It makes the perfect amount for you, your family, and your friends!

Let the baking begin!