Banana Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

This is a seriously great recipe. The cupcakes are moist and the frosting is fluffy and delicious.

Note: I adapted this banana cake recipe to make it for cupcakes and changed the frosting recipe to a recipe I found in a Martha Stewart book.

Yield: about 36 cupcakes

Ingredients:

Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe (about 3 bananas)

2 teaspoons lemon juice

3/4 cup butter (1-1/2 sticks), softened

2 1/8 cups sugar

3 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Frosting

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

1 pound (4 cups) confectioner's sugar, sifted

3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

chopped walnuts (optional)