I am lazy enough to not cancel a magazine subscription that I didn’t even order.   This month I was glad that I didn’t cancel it because I found this recipe in a Glamour Magazine of all places.  The recipe is from New York City’s Butter Lane Bakery.

On Serious Eats they describe the difference between two different icing types that they use @ Butter Lane Bakery. They make an American icing version and a French version.  This recipe is the Americano! What do you think?

Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe!

Cupcakes:

1 ½ cups sugar

1 stick butter, softened

2 large eggs

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

2 cups all purpose flour

¼ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk

1 ¼ cups banana, mashed

Preheat the oven to 350F.  In a mixer combine the sugar and softened butter.  Add the eggs, vanilla, and mix well.  Now combine all of the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowel.  Then add the dry ingredients to the sugar and butter mixture and then add the buttermilk and mix 2 minutes more.  Put cupcake liners into the muffin tins.  Fold in the mashed banana to the batter and then fill the tins to 2/3’s full.  Bake for 25 minutes.

Peanut Butter Frosting:

2 cups powdered sugar

1 stick softened butter, unsalted

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup peanut butter (the light colored creamy version is best)

3 tbsp milk

Blend these ingredients together in a mixer.  I used the “natural” peanut butter but it looked really dark in color and I think a jiffy version smooth peanut butter would have a much nicer cupcake color.

Cookie Recipe:

• 5 cups flour
• 2 cups butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg

Combine ingredients with blender.  Roll up cookie dough in wax paper and place in refrigerator until the day you are ready to bake the cookies.

Preheat oven to 350F.  Roll out 1/4″ thick. Cut into diamonds using a knife (see photo). Bake 12 minutes. Frost and add sprinkles.

Frosting Recipe:

• 1/3 c. butter
• 3 c. powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp. cream or milk
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

• Assorted food coloring & sprinkles

Beat together all ingredients until smooth. Use food coloring and make several different colors of frosting.

Dean Jacob’s Sparkling Sprinkles $4.99 and up