Cream-Filled Banana Cupcakes

Midwest Maven's Note:

Banana and chocolate, nuts, and creamy yummy-ness!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 36

Cream Cheese Filling

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

Cupcakes

• 1 (18 1/2 ounce) package banana cake mix
• 3/4 cup nuts, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

1. Cream Cheese Filling:.
2. Combine cream cheese, sugar, and egg in a small bowl and beat until smooth.
3. Stir in mini chocolate chips, and set the filling aside.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 3 dozen muffin pan cups (2 1/2 inch) with liners.
5. Prepare cake batter according to package directions.
6. Fill prepared muffin cups 1/2 full with batter.
7. Spoon about 1 teaspoonful of the cream cheese filling into the center of each cupcake.
8. Combine nuts and sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle about 1 teaspoonful over top of each cupcake.
9. Bake for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake portion comes out clean.
10. Cool on wire rack.