Banana Monkey Cupcakes With Chocolate Icing Recipes

CHUNKY MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
• Beat in bananas, then eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
• Add vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt and add alternately with buttermilk to mixture.
• Beat just until blended.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Divide batter evenly among 24 paper lined muffin cups.
• In a small bowl, combine walnuts, cinnamon and 2 T brown sugar and sprinkle over tops of cupcakes.
• Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine white sugar, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup butter in another bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg. Mix in mashed bananas. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk, stirring after each addition. Fold chocolate chips into the batter.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and 3 tablespoons butter in a bowl until smooth. Add vanilla extract. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth.
• Spread frosting over cupcakes.

CHUNKY MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners., Beat first five ingredients until well blended. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into banana mixture. Fold in chocolate chunks., Fill prepared cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, beat cream cheese, peanut butter and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency. Spread over cupcakes. If desired, sprinkle with peanuts. Refrigerate leftovers.