When Life Gives You Bad Bananas...

You know those days where something really bad happens and your day is ruined and all you want to do is crawl in your bed and sleep for a week straight? 

Then someone close to you tells you to look for the good in the situation and honestly, it kind of ticks you off, even though you know they are right.

Know what I'm talking about? 

That's kind of like the recipe that I'm sharing today. 

Okay, not really. 

Anyways, 

Enter the bad bananas.















Poor bananas. They no longer have a purpose. They are brown and squishy. Nobody wants them. Except you.

You want them.

At least you will by the time you're finished reading this.

Mash up 3 of your abandoned bananas like so...

Toss them into a mixture of sugar, margarine and eggs.





















It will be kind of clumpy and that's okay. Throw in some flour, vanilla, baking soda and salt.
Mix.





















Once it's all mixed, pour batter into cupcake tins.

*BAKING TIP: Use an ice cream scoop to put batter into tins. It's the perfect amount and it's so easy!





















Bake until they are a gorgeous golden brown.





The bananas in the background? Total coincidence. Promise. 

While your reject bananas turn into golden brown deliciousness, make some cream cheese frosting y'all.*
*something as decadent as cream cheese frosting deserves to be made while adopting a Paula Deen accent. 

Throw in a soft cream cheese and a soft stick-a-butta y'all. 

4 cups of powdered sugar (!!!) and a little bit of vanilla later, you have the most luscious cream cheese frosting this side of the Mississippi, y'all.

Wow. I just annoyed myself. 

I apologize. 

Moving on.

When the golden brown babies are cool, spread the cream cheese goodness on the top.

I actually cannot eat these anymore because of the flour, but my mom has been making these all my life, so I can tell you that these are outstanding. They are easily in my top 5 of desserts ever consumed.

And...just because I can't eat the bread part, doesn't mean I can't partake in the frosting. Not saying that I did, though.

Banana Bread Cupcakes w/ Cream Cheese Frosting
*Yields 24 cupcakes

• 1/2 cup margarine, soft
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 bananas, mashed
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 pinch salt

For the frosting:

• 1/2 cup butter, soft
• 1 - 8oz. cream cheese, soft
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla

1. Mix bar ingredients and scoop into lined muffin tin.

2. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and the toothpick comes out clean.

3. While baking, mix up the frosting ingredients.

4. Allow cakes to cool completely and frost. Store in airtight container.

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Enjoy!

Kaci