Banana Cupcakes With Strawberry Frosting

• FOR THE CUPCAKES:
• 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 3/4 cups Sugar
• 3 Large Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1-3/4 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoons Salt
• 1 cup Mashed Bananas
• FOR THE FROSTING:
• 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 2 cups Confectioners Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tablespoon Milk
• 1/3 cups Strawberry Preserves

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. In a large bowl using an electric mixer or stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla.
2. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture and bananas to the butter mixture in the mixer, alternating between the two.
3. Line each muffin cup with a paper liner. Fill each muffin cups about 2/3 full with batter and bake for 17-20 minutes until a tester inserted into a cupcake comes out clean.
4. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
5. Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
6. For the frosting, using an electric mixer or stand mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and milk and beat until frosting is well combined. Add in strawberry preserves 1 tablespoon at a time until frosting is creamy.
7. Frost cooled cupcakes and store in the refrigerator.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/banana-cupcakes-with-strawberry-frosting/ (may not work)