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Chocolate chip banana cupcakes

June 12, 3:27 AMProvidence Food ExaminerDonna Diegel
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Chocolate Chip Banana Cupcakes

Bananas and Chocolate - What a great combination, especially when topped with extra fluffy cream cheese frosting! Make a batch today for the kids. Heck, make them for yourself. You deserve a treat!

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Cupcakes Recipe

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 3/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups mashed bananas
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips or chopped chocolate chunks, semi sweet or milk chocolate

 

How to Make Chocolate Chip Banana Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. This recipe makes 24 regular size cupcakes, so line muffin pans with paper or silicone liners and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine flours, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Set aside.In another large mixing bowl with a hand-held or stand mixer, beat eggs and sugars together. Add oil, vanilla, bananas and blend well. Scrape bowl.
  • With mixer on low speed, add 1/2 the flour mixture and mix. Scrape down bowl and add the remaining flour. Beat on low just until blended and the dry ingredients are incorporated into the wet ingredients.
  • Fold in chocolate chips and coconut if desired.
  • Fill prepared muffin cups 3/4 full with batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes, turning once half way through baking, until pick comes out clean.
  • Let sit on cooling racks for 5 minutes before removing cupcakes from pans.
  • Cool completely before frosting.
  • At this point, the cupcakes can be wrapped in Ziploc Bags and frozen for up to 2 months.
  • Makes 24 regular size cupcakes.

 

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

  • 1/4 cup Crisco shortening
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened butter
  • 4 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup marshmallow fluff
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 pound (3 1/2 cups) 10X confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon water, more or less

 

How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting

  • You can skip the shortening and increase the butter to 1/2 cup (whole stick) if you'd like.
  • With electric mixer, beat shortening, butter, cream cheese and marshmallow fluff together in a large bowl until creamy. Scrape bowl.
  • Add vanilla and cinnamon and beat again. Scrape bowl.
  • On low speed, beat in half the confectioners' sugar. Scrape and beat in the remaining 10X sugar, adding water as needed until frosting is nice and fluffy.
  • Decorate cupcakes any way you like!
  • Cover and refrigerate any leftovers if there are any!

 

 

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