Banana and Chocolate Cupcakes

Looking for a sweet treat that combines the flavours of banana and chocolate? Look no further than these delicious cupcakes! Moist and flavorful, these cupcakes are sure to impress your friends and family. Follow this easy recipe to create a batch of your own.

INGREDIENTS

CUPCAKES

1 ½ cups  all-purpose flour

½ tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

6 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup  granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

½ tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup mashed overripe Chiquita bananas

½ cup  buttermilk

½ cup  mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus more for garnish

1 ½ Chiquita bananas sliced, for garnish

FROSTING

8 oz cream cheese, nearly at room temperature

½ cup  unsalted butter, nearly at room temperature

2 ½cups  powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

CUPCAKES

Turn the oven on to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl.

Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment
granulated sugar until pale and fluffy.

Mix in the egg, then add the egg yolk and vanilla. Mix in the mashed bananas.

Mix just until combined with 1/3 of the flour mixture, and 1/2 of the buttermilk, and repeat the process once more with flour and buttermilk.

Lastly, add the remaining 1/3 of the flour mixture and the chocolate chips and mix until combined. After scraping the bowl’s sides and bottom, fold the batter.

Divide batter among 12 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each with about 3/4 full.

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 – 25 minutes.

FROSTING

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer cream together cream cheese and butter until smooth.

Mix in powdered sugar and blend until light and fluffy.

ASSEMBLE

Cool in pan for several minutes then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.

Frost with cream cheese frosting, top with 2 banana slices and sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container and allow to rest at room temperature for about 5 – 10 minutes before serving.

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Banana and Chocolate Cupcakes

5 from 3 votes

Indulge in the perfect combination of banana and chocolate with these moist and delicious cupcakes.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  

• 1½ cups cups  all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed overripe Chiquita bananas
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips,
• 1½ Chiquita bananas sliced,

Frosting

• 8 oz cream cheese
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2½ cup powdered sugar
• tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Turn the oven on to 350 degrees.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment granulated sugar until pale and fluffy.
• Mix in the egg, then add the egg yolk and vanilla. Mix in the mashed bananas.
• Mix just until combined with 1/3 of the flour mixture, and 1/2 of the buttermilk, and repeat the process once more with flour and buttermilk.
• Lastly, add the remaining 1/3 of the flour mixture and the chocolate chips and mix until combined. After scraping the bowl’s sides and bottom, fold the batter.
• Divide batter among 12 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each with about 3/4 full.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 – 25 minutes.

FROSTING

• In the bowl of an electric stand mixer cream together cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• Mix in powdered sugar and blend until light and fluffy.

ASSEMBLE

• Cool in pan for several minutes then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. frost with cream cheese frosting, top with 2 banana slices and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container and allow to rest at room temperature for about 5 – 10 minutes before serving.

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