Today's Banana Cupcakes

So today went much better.  I've already eaten two plain.  Cream cheese frosting anyone??

BANANA CUPCAKES

by Julie Hasson

1.5 all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

pinch of salt

1 c. sugar

1/2 c. vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 c. mashed banana (about 2 large)

1 tsp. vanilla

1. In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.

2. In a bowl, whisk together sugar, oil and eggs until smooth.  Add banana and vanilla, beating well.  Add banana and banilla, beating well.  Add flour mixture, beating until smooth.

3. Scoop batter into prepared pan.  Bake in preheated oven 20-24 minutes.

* My personal notes... The recipe said 12 dozen cupcakes, I got 16.  20-24 minutes?!  My first pan went in for 20 and it was a touch beyond golden brown!  Gawd only knows what 24 minutes would look like?!  I'd say 18 was fine.

British Banana

Sunday night I say to myself... self! stop being a bum.  Get you fat ass off the couch and do something... you love baking.  You have some frozen bananas in the fridge.  Go!

So I went to kitchen and I ended up with some very mundane and very bland cupcakes.  I thought half a banana didn't seem like much and I was right!  Ugh!  I need to listen to myself more.

I didn't even bother frosting them.  I did take them to work.  And my coworkers did manage to eat them.  Diana told me that it was yummy with her coffee, so not all was lost.

Beautiful Presentation

I went to Barnes & Noble yesterday looking for a particular cupcake book. I found it, but I also found in the bargain section an amazing book with great looks for presenting your cakes. I'm not a huge fan of the way fondant tastes, but it certainly looks pretty. I bought the book because it had step by step of the various techniques. I think I'll test it on my pink lemonade cupcakes this weekend!

New Order

I just got a call from a family friend and they're having a "Welcome Home GT" party.  You know when you have excessive funds you can do things like that... Throw a party when you're fancy car gets fixed and it returns to your garage.

Regardless, cupcakes AND money.  Doesn't matter why and it will be fun.  Here are the details...  They're having a dessert table with cookies and brownies so I suggested something more fruit-like and less chocolate.  

My thoughts for right now is one dozen pink lemonade cupcakes aaaannd?? What is the other dozen?