To me, cupcakes are all about FLAVOR ! Give me an ordinary looking but delicious cupcake over a cute bland cupcake any day.
I know I talk about doctoring up cake mixes for cupcakes, and for most of the time, they really are very good……but still nothing beats the texture and flavor of home made cake batter, except when it’s topped with a frosting that’s so good it makes your head spin!
I have been thinking hard about a cupcake that would have a flavor combo that would knock our socks off……I know how much my family loves my banana bread with chocolate chips…..so banana chocolate cupcakes it would be!
Next I wanted to top them with a frosting that oozes “come to mama”…… maybe add just one more flavor to this dynamic duo. I found Martha Stewart brown sugar butter cream and it was love at first site! I knew it would be the perfect companion……….if I added a touch of peanut butter! Peanut Butter Brown Sugar Buttercream
May I introduce to you……….
Summary: I weighed all of my dry ingredients for accuracy (you can easily double recipe).
Ingredients
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
- 1 scant cup (123 grams) all-purpose flour
- 3/8 cup (38 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder (regular or Dutch-processed)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 1 medium sized banana)
- 1/2 cup (240 ml) warm water
- 1/4 cup (120 ml) milk
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) canola or corn oil
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites (*see tip on freezing yolks)
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners
- Using a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside
- In another large bowl, whisk remaining ingredients until combined: egg, banana, water, milk, oil, vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and stir until combined.
- Scoop batter into cupcake liners 3/4 full.
- Bake for 20 minuets or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from oven. Cool completely before frosting.
- In a heat proof bowl, whisk together egg whites, sugar and salt.
- Place over (not in) a pan of simmering water.
- Cook, whisking continuously until sugar is dissolved and warm to the touch.
- Pour mixture into bowl of electric mixer. Beat on medium speed until fluffy, approximately 15 minutes.
- Raise speed to high, and mix until stiff peaks form (this took about 7 minutes for me)
- Reduce speed to medium-low and add peanut butter a little at a time, then butter, 1 tablespoon as a time until fully mixed.
- Pipe onto cupcakes.
Notes
Banana Buster Brown Cupcakes Source Joy of Baking
Peanut Butter Brown Sugar Buttercream Slightly Adapted from Martha Stewart
Cupcake Decorating Supplies:
- for cupcakes I like to use 16″ Wilton disposable pastry bags
- jumbo french decorating tip
- black cupcake liners
- black stripe cupcake liners
- chocolate jimmies
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I made these today because I had some very ripe bananas and they turned out really YUMMY! So moist and soft, and full of banana flavor! I made the frosting after and frosted half of the batch and left the rest without frosting. I like them both ways!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful recipe!!!
Hi! I found you through “Get your craft on” and my, those look delicious! I will definitely need to try those, and of course I’ll be following your blog for more delicious updates!
Oh my… My mouth is watering! Great photos too!
Well, don’t these look spectacular? They remind me of chocolate fondue with bananas.
These look amazing Cheryl!
HOLY BUCKETS!! It was my dad’s bday this past week. He is a HUGE fan of anything with a chocolate and peanut butter combination. And incidentally, his nickname since childhood has been Buster so I knew if was fate, haha! Anyhoos, I made these for him and the whole family scarfed them up instantly! This is definitely going in my sugary treats arsenal, thank you!!!
These sound amazing!
Mmmm, you always post the tastiest looking desserts. I’m featuring this over at womenwhodoitall.blogspot.com
YUM!
love these, Cheryl!
Oh my! These look incredible… love the ingredients!!
yum yum.. will buzz my wife… have to try this one.
thanks
This is seriously going to mess with my summer vacation slimming plan…..:( ….oh well
I love the recipe! it looks so delicious. Where did you get the cute milk glasses from?
These look divine! I’m pinning these so I can make them the next time I’m in the mood to bake.
This is such a great recipe! We would love to have you come share your ideas at our weekly link party every Saturday! -The Sisters.
THESE CUPCAKES WERE AMAZING! I ended up making one batch then loving them so much I made 2 more batches to give out to people to make them think i was an AMAZING cook to be able to make such amazing cupcakes!!1
Picture of how mine turned out:
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Oh my – these look incredibly decadent. And I’m sure the peanut butter frosting goes so well with these! After all, bananas and peanut butter are a match made in heaven. Well done!