Vegan Banana Cupcakes With Cinnamon Ermine Frosting Food

VEGAN BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Mash the bananas in a medium bowl with a fork, then mix in the oil and sugar until combined.
• Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and dried fruit and seed mix. Mix until well combined.
• Line a cupcake tray with 10-12 cupcake cases (the amount you need will depend on how big the bananas are) and fill them ¾ full of the mixture. Sprinkle with the oats and mixed seeds.
• Bake for 25 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

VEGAN BANANA CUPCAKES WITH CINNAMON ERMINE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare a standard sized cupcake/muffin baking tray with paper cupcake liners.
• Sift the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to blend thoroughly.
• In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, plant-based milk, oil, vinegar and vanilla extract.
• Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry, and mix with a spoon just until combined. Do not over mix.
• With a medium scoop or large spoon, fill the paper liners about 2/3 full with the cupcake batter. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or with a few cooked crumbs. Cool the bases in the tray for 5-10 minutes, then gently transfer each cupcake to a cooling rack. Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting or the frosting will melt.
• Whisk the flour and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Pour in the cold milk slowly, whisking constantly. Pour through a fine mesh sieve into a small pot and place over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Add the brown sugar. Once the mixture thickens and is bubbling, cook another 2 minutes stirring constantly. Do not under-cook or the frosting will taste like flour and will not thicken enough.
• Pour into a bowl and place plastic wrap directly over the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Let cool completely to room temperature.
• In a stand-mixer with whisk attachment, beat the vegan butter on high for 5 minutes, scraping down the sides as necessary. Beat in the vanilla extract. Reduce the speed to medium, and add the cooled flour mixture a spoonful at a time. Once it's all added, beat on high for about 5 minutes or until light, fluffy and silky.
• Pipe the frosting onto completely cooled cupcakes.

VEGAN BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line your pan with paper liners.
• Throw your mashed banana in a blender or push it through a sieve to make sure there are no lumps in it.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large bowl, mix well. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the oil, soy or rice milk, vanilla, almond and mashed banana. Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry, don't over mix or you'll get tough cupcakes. Small lumps are fine.
• Fill liners 2/3 full, top the batter of each cupcake with 1 tsp of finely chopped chocolate and use a toothpick to gently stir them inches.
• Bake 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.