Banana Peanut Butter Cupcakes
-1/2 C butter, softened
-3/4 C sugar
-1/4 tsp salt
-1 tsp vanilla
-1/2 C Peanut Butter
-2 eggs
-2 tbsp buttermilk
-1 1/2 C flour
-1 1/2 tsp baking powder
-1 C mashed bananas
-cream together butter, sugar, peanut butter, salt, and vanilla until light and fluffy
-add eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each egg
-sift together the flour and baking powder
-starting with the flour mixture, add a small portion of it to the cake mixture and gently mix in, stirring only until just incorporated
-add the buttermilk and mix again
-add more flour, mix and then a portion of the bananas, mix
-keep adding flour and bananas alternatively until everything in mixed in.
-try not to over mix or your cupcakes will be tough and chewing instead of light and fluffy.
-spoon batter 3/4 full into lined muffin tins
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes
(or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean)
Chocolate Icing
-1 C milk chocolate chips
-1/2 C cream
-2 tbsp butter
-1/2 tsp vanilla
-about 2 C icing sugar
-2 tbsp butter
-1/2 tsp vanilla
-about 2 C icing sugar
-in a microwave safe dish, melt the chocolate chips and the cream together on high at 30 sec intervals, stirring each time until you have a smooth ganache
-in a mixing bowl add butter, chocolate mixture, vanilla, and about a cup of the icing sugar. Mix until fully incorporated.
-add more icing sugar until desired icing consistency is reached.
(keep in mind that the chocolate will harden quite a bit once it cools, so your icing doesn't have to be super thick)
-pipe or spread onto your cupcakes and enjoy!
-in a mixing bowl add butter, chocolate mixture, vanilla, and about a cup of the icing sugar. Mix until fully incorporated.
-add more icing sugar until desired icing consistency is reached.
(keep in mind that the chocolate will harden quite a bit once it cools, so your icing doesn't have to be super thick)
-pipe or spread onto your cupcakes and enjoy!
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