Next time, try making the cupcakes with pumpkin spice. You can still use the banana cake recipe, just add a cup of prepared pumpkin and reduce the added liquid so that you get the proper consistency. The resulting product is insanely moist. You can also add a drop of cinnamon oil to the frosting to give it a bit of a kick.

They do look lovely though. I'm sure your nieces & nephews loved them!