Strawberry Banana Split Cupcakes Recipes

STRAWBERRY & BANANA SPLIT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 Degrees F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream and eggs.
• Stir by hand until well blended.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups batter.
• Fill baking cups 1/2 full with remaining batter.
• Using a spoon, make an indentation in the center of each cup; fill immediately with heaping 1/2 teaspoon of the preserves.
• Spoon the reserved batter evenly over the preserves. The cups should be 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350 Degrees F for about 20 to 30 minutes or until tops spring back when touched lightly in the center.
• Cool 3 to 5 minutes, then remove from pan.
• When cooled completely, store up to a week covered in the refrigerator.
• High Alititude (above 3,500 ft.): Add 1 1/2 tablespoons flour to cake mix. Bake at 375 Degrees F for 18 to 25 minutes.
• Variation: Use blueberry or other flavored preserves to make your favorite fruit-banana combination.

BANANA SPLIT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 cups of a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl.
• Cream sugar and shortening together in a large mixing bowl. Add mashed bananas, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and stir to combine. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, cream butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Slowly add confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time and mix until creamy; the final cup of sugar will not blend smoothly. Add milk until frosting is creamy. Mix in vanilla extract.
• Reserve 1/4 cup frosting in a separate bowl. Divide remaining frosting into 2 equal portions. Add cocoa to one portion and mix until thoroughly blended. Add jam to the other portion and mix until thoroughly blended.
• Pour cream into a microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds. Add chocolate, butter, and instant coffee granules. Stir ganache until smooth and let sit until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Pipe a ring of chocolate buttercream frosting around the edge of a cooled cupcake; do not pipe too high. Fill in the center with a dollop of strawberry buttercream frosting. Place a banana chip on top and drizzle with ganache. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.

STRAWBERRY BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the crumbs, butter and sugar; press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. dish. Chill for 1 hour., In a bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Spread over crust; chill for 30 minutes. Layer with bananas, pineapple and strawberries. , In a small bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over fruit. Sprinkle with nuts. Chill until serving.

BANANA SPLIT CUPCAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° F.
• Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt; whisk together and set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Reduce the mixer speed to medium low and add in eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix in 1 the mashed banana until well combined.
• With the mixer on low speed alternately add the dry ingredients and buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients and mixing only until just incorporated.
• Divide the batter between the prepared cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 to 3/4 full.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20-22 minutes.Allow to cool in the pan 5-10 minutes, then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
• When the cupcakes are cooled, prepare the frosting. Cream butter and shortening with electric mixer. Add vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.
• Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk and beat at a medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Put frosting into a piping bag (or a Ziploc bag with a small corner cut off).
• Pipe a swirl of the frosting in a circle on each cupcake, covering most of the top of the cupcake.
• To make the ganache, place the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl.
• Bring the cream to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Remove from the heat and pour the hot cream over the chocolate; let stand 1-2 minutes.
• Whisk together until a thick, smooth ganache forms.
• Blend in the corn syrup.
• Let stand at room temperature at least 10 minutes so the ganache is not hot.
• To finish the cupcakes, pour a spoonful of the ganache over the vanilla frosting of each cupcake. Garnish with sprinkles and maraschino cherries before the glaze sets.Chill the assembled cupcakes until ready to serve.

STRAWBERRY BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• Spoon yogurt into small serving bowl and top with cookie wedges, banana slices and strawberries. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.