Banana Chocolate Cupcakes
Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup banana puree (ripe bananas mashed)
- 3 1/2 tablespoons milk chocolate shavings
- 3/4 cup tbsps light cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon light cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons banana liqueur
- 2/3 cup milk chocolate shavings
- 1 thinly sliced banana
Recipe
- 1 preheat the oven to 325°f insert liners into medium cupcake pans.
- 2 prepare cupcakes: in a bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
- 3 place butter and sugar in mixing bowl, beating with the mixer's flat beater on medium speed until mixture is light and airy.
- 4 reduce speed to low, add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
- 5 add half the flour mixture (prepared in step 2), banana purée and then remaining flour mixture.
- 6 finally, add chocolate shavings and stir.
- 7 fill the cupcake liners two-thirds full.
- 8 bake for 20-25 minutes, or until cupcakes are springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted in cupcake's center comes out clean.
- 9 remove from oven and cool on wire for 10 minutes.
- 10 prepare frosting: in an electric mixer, beat cream cheese for about 2 minutes, untill cheese is soft and smooth. add powdered sugar and banana liqueur. continue beating mixture until frosting is smooth.
- 11 with a spatula, spread frosting on each cooled cupcake, garnish with sliced bananas and chocolate shavings.
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