Chunky Monkey Cupcakes
2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda Pinch salt 3 overripe bananas 2 Tbsps.
2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda Pinch salt 3 overripe bananas 2 Tbsps.
milk 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract ½ cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 2 large eggs 1 cup chocolate chunks G an a c h e Frosting: 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup chocolate chips Dried banana chips, one for each cupcake In small saucepan, heat heavy cream until hot, but don’t allow to boil. Place chocolate chips in small bowl and pour hot cream over chocolate. Let sit 3 minutes. Stir cream into chocolate until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Allow to cool until spreadable. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place cupcake liners in muffin tin. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in small bowl. Beat butter and sugar together until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and mix again. Add bananas, milk and vanilla and mix until smooth. (If bananas are truly overripe, they don’t need mashed in advance.) Add flour mixture and mix well. Add chocolate chunks and mix until just combined. Fill muffin cups ¾ full and bake 2527 minutes or until browned and toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan 7 minutes then remove to cooling racks to cool completely. Spread chocolate cream mixture over cooled cupcakes and top with banana chips.
Recipe from allrecipes.com.
