Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
User Reviews
4.4
16 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
12 -18
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Cuisine
Vegetarian
Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
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Unbelievably soft banana cupcakes are frosted with a creamy peanut butter cream cheese frosting that's kissed with honey, and drizzled with chocolate!
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup cake flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3 banana mashed, very ripe
- 3 egg separated
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- cinnamon dash
- nutmeg ground, dash
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips optional
- PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 4 Tbsp butter room temperature
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar whisked to remove any clumps
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1-3 Tbsp heavy cream or half and half
- honey drizzle
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with liners and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
- Separate eggs and place yolks in a small bowl and whites in the bottom of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
- Turn mixer on to MED speed and whip egg whites until white and stiff peaks form. Scoop out, place in a bowl and set aside.
- Fit mixer with the paddle attachment and cream together butter and sugars until butter becomes lighter in color.
- Add in egg yolks, vanilla, and mashed bananas and mix to combine.
- Mix in flour mixture until just combined.
- Slowly mix in one third of the whipped egg whites.
- By hand, gently and carefully fold in the remaining whipped egg whites.
- If using chocolate chips, stir them in.
- Scoop batter into prepared muffin liners, filling each cup about two thirds of the way.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 3 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
- MAKE THE FROSTING:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter and beat until light in color.
- Add in softened cream cheese and beat until combined.
- Add in peanut butter and beat until combined.
- Add in honey, cinnamon, vanilla, and heavy cream, beat until combined.
- Add half of the powdered sugar and beat until combined.
- Repeat with remaining powdered sugar.
- If necessary, add additional heavy cream until desired frosting consistency.
- Turn mixer to MED speed and beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Scoop frosting into piping bag fitted with a decorating tip and frost as desired.
Notes
- ** Frosting recipe can easily be doubled if you'd like more.** Recipe can be made with a hand mixer instead
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4.4
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