Banana Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

• 2 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tbsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 1 (3.4oz.) vanilla instant pudding
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 (8oz.) tub of cool whip
• 1/2 cup strawberries, chopped small
• 1 tbsp each of sugar and water
• 6 drops if red food coloring

1. The night before I want to make this I cut up the strawberries, add 1 tablespoon of sugar and a tablespoon of water.
2. Mix and put in the refrigerator.
3. The next day smash them up with a fork.
4. If you don't want to do this step, you could use strawberry ham instead.
5. CUPCAKE:
6. Preheat oven to 350.
7. Place 24 cupcake liners in cupcake pans
8. In small bowl combine flour, baking soda, set aside.
9. In large bowl , cream butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
10. Beat eggs in one at a time.
11. Mix in bananas
12. Add flour mixture alternating with the sour cream
13. Fill each cup 3/4 of the way full
14. Bake for 25 to 30 mins
15. FROSTING:
16. In large bowl mix pudding, milk, and powdered sugar until combined.
17. Fold in whip topping.
18. Add strawberry mixture or jam and 6 drops red food coloring.
19. Fold everything until combined.
20. Place in refrigerator until ready to use
21. An easy way to frost them is to put the frosting in a zip lock bag, cut of the end and swirl onto the cupcake.
22. It is much faster too!

flour, baking soda, butter, sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, bananas, sour cream, milk, powdered sugar, cool whip, strawberries, sugar, coloring

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/354105-banana-cupcakes-with-strawberry-frosting (may not work)