Banana Chocolate Cupcakes
Adapted from Cupcakes, Cupcakes and More Cupcakes!
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READY IN: 40mins
SERVES: 12
YIELD: 12 cupcakes
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 3cups white flour
- 1tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄2
- 1cup sugar
- 2
- 1cup banana puree (ripe bananas mashed)
- 3 1⁄2tablespoons milk chocolate shavings
Frosting
- 3⁄4cup tbsps light cream cheese
- 1tablespoon light cream cheese
- 1cup powdered sugar
- 2tablespoons banana liqueur
Garnish
- 2⁄3cup milk chocolate shavings
- 1thinly sliced banana
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 325°F Insert liners into medium cupcake pans.
- Prepare cupcakes: in a bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
- Place butter and sugar in mixing bowl, beating with the mixer's flat beater on medium speed until mixture is light and airy.
- Reduce speed to low, add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
- Add half the flour mixture (prepared in step 2), banana purée and then remaining flour mixture.
- Finally, add chocolate shavings and stir.
- Fill the cupcake liners two-thirds full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until cupcakes are springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted in cupcake's center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire for 10 minutes.
- 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.
- With a spatula, spread frosting on each cooled cupcake, garnish with sliced bananas and chocolate shavings.
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