Banana Walnut Cupcakes

Banana walnut cupcakes are my favourite! They're moist, fluffy and not really sweet. Great for people who don't fancy sugary stuffs :)

Ingredients:
125g butter
3/4 cup sugar (about 1/2 cup if you prefer it less sweet)
1 tbsp boiling water
2 eggs, beaten
3 large bananas, mashed
1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
3 tbsp milk (2 if you're using ultra ripe bananas)
1 and 3/4 cup self- raising flour (sifted)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius
2. Cream butter, sugar and water together in a large mixing bowl
3. Gradually add in egg mixture
4. Add in the mashed bananas
5. Dissolve the Bicarbonate of Soda in the milk then add into the batter alternating with the flour
6. Add chopped walnuts
7. Fill the batter into prepared cups and bake for about 15 mins

Explanation:

• After preparing the ingredients, make sure you preheat your oven as the first step. It is vital for the oven to be preheated for some time before you begin to ensure the oven reaches the required temperature.



• Creaming means mixing the butter and sugar until white and fluffy. Originally you're supposed to pick up a tiny bit of the batter and feel it. If its still very sugary and coarse, its not done yet so continue mixing.



• Some recipes do not require you to beat the eggs, instead asks to pour in 1 egg at a time into the batter. Although more convienient, fats (in this case butter) do not like liquids (eggs in this case). They do not mix together and will curdle if not mixed properly. Therefore you need to slowly stream the eggs mixture in and mix well before adding the next.



• In step 5, alternating flour and milk in short means "pour in flour->mix->pour in milk->mix" and so on until you finish pouring both of them. This is to make sure all the flour and milk are properly mixed.



• You can add as much walnuts as you wish. But do keep in mind that too much of anything is never good. :) Although you can use pecan nuts instead of walnuts, I personally prefer walnuts because they give that "lemak" taste which really compliments the bananas taste.



• In this recipe, using bananas that are overriped (has alot of black spots) are the best because they are sweeter and the taste is much stronger.



• A tip to bare in mind is that you can actually mash up bananas that you have lying around and freeze it! You can then use it in your cakes and whatsoever just by taking it out of the freezer and leave it to room temperature. Freeze them bananaz in time! :)

If you have any problems making this recipe, do leave a comment and I'll try my best to help. Happy baking!