Cinnamon&Sugar and Banana Cupcakes

Alright, so I haven't updated this in a while. I have another post to make after this one. I've been pretty busy lately and pretty much forgot that I have this blog. I'll try to keep it up on the top of my "things to do" list from now on. About two weeks ago i baked some peppermint patty cupcakes along with brownies, strawberry oatmeal bars, and chocolate chip cookies. I took pictures of them, and went to go update my blog and realized that I was stupid enough to not put my sim card into my camera before I took the pictures. I'll bake them all again sometime soon. Anyways, these are cinnamon&sugar and banana cupcakes. I'm still having a hard time with banana frosting (or frosting that contains fruit in general). So besides that, no complaints! Here are the recipes:

Banana Cupcakes:

1 cup soy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons of pure banana extract (the good stuff might be difficult to find)
2 brown mushed/pureed up bananas

bake for 18-20 minutes at 350, take out and set to cool

Banana Frosting:

(I wouldn't follow this recipe, or if you do, try to find a way to strain the bananas in a cheese cloth or something before adding them to the frosting)

1/2 cup earth balance
1/2 cup shortening
3 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup soy milk
2 tbsp pure banana extract
1 mushed up/pureed brown banana

I decorated the tops by thinly slicing a banana and then dipping the sides in cinnamon and sugar!


Cinnamon&Sugar Cupcakes:

1 cup soy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tbsp + 1 tsp of ground cinnamon

Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes. Take out, set to cool

I lightly frosted these with vegan cream cheese frosting and then dipped them in cinnamon and sugar.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1/4 cup earth balance
1/4 cup vegan cream cheese
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Happy Baking!