Banana Muffins

For our friend Jack's birthday, we decided to bake him some banana muffins with cream cheese icing. Definitely one of my favourites and a great way to use up ripe bananas.

(Makes about 18)
You will need:
125g butter
1/2 cup caster sugar 
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1tsp vanilla
About 4 ripe bananas (this is a little more than the original recipe but I think it's better)
1tsp bi-carb soda
1/2 cup milk
2 cups SRF, sifted


Icing:
125g philly cream cheese
3 cups icing sugar
50g butter
Optional: you could decorate with walnuts 

To create:
- Oven to 180
- Line muffin tray with patty pans
- Using electric beaters, beat the butter and sugar until creamy
- Add eggs gradually, beating well
- Mash the banana, add it to the mixture as well as the vanilla, beat until combined
- Dissolve the bi-carb in the milk
- Using a wooden spoon, fold in the flour alternately with the milk, stir until the mixture is just combined and smooth
- Spoon it into patty pans and place in oven
- Bake for about 25-35 mins or until skewer comes out clean
- Let cool on rack then ice with cream cheese icing


How to make the icing:
- combine all the ingredients and beat until smooth, this works well with electric beaters