Banana Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Shortening
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 2 1/4 Cups Cake Flour
- 1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Cup Mashed Ripe Banana
- 1/4 Cup Buttermilk
Instructions
- Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Sift dry ingredients; add alternately with banana and buttermilk.
- Fill paper-lined cupcake pans 1/2 full. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) for about 20 minutes. Make 20 cupcakes. Frost with Butter Cream.
- Butter Cream: Cream 1/4 Cup Butter and 2 Cups Sifted Confectioner’s Sugar. Add 1 Teaspoon Vanilla and 2 Tablespoons Cream. Beat.
1953 Recipe – Jean Hansen – From Better Homes and Gardens
