banana coconut muffins!

i was aiming for another breakfasty muffin, but this one is way more like a cupcake, so i felt obligated to dress them up with a cream cheese icing..

for the cakes:
creamed together 1 1/3 c. sugar and 1 c. melted butter. added 2 eggs, 4 mashed bananas and 1 teas. vanilla. mixed in the dry stuff- 2 1/2 c. ap flour, 2 teas. baking powder, 1/2 teas. salt. i added enough coconut that the batter was spiked with it. about a cup of chopped pecans and a few handfuls of golden raisins.

for the icing:
8 oz. package of cream cheese and 1/4 c. butter at room temp. powdered sugar and vanilla. i use a wonderful vanilla bean paste- it leaves flecks of the bean in the white icing. yum. mixed until smooth and creamy.

smear the icing on the cakes and roll the tops in more coconut. a really nice sweet treat that goes down so nice with morning coffee!