Chocolate Peanut Butter And Banana Cupcakes Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
• 2. Beat butter and sugar until light in color and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
• 3. Add vanilla extract and mix until combined.
• 4. Add egg white and egg in two batches, mixing until combined after each.
• 5. Combine dry ingredients in another bowl, then combine mashed bananas, milk and water in another bowl.
• 6. Add half of the dry ingredients to the batter and mix until well combined.
• 7. Add the milk and banana mixture and mix until well combined.
• 8. Add remaining dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
• 9. Fill cupcake liners about halfway. Bake for 17-19 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs.
• 10. Remove cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes, then remove to cooling rack to finish cooling. TO MAKE THE FROSTING:
• Beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
• 2. Add the peanut butter and mix until smooth.
• 3. Add half of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• 4. Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• 5. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. I used the Ateco 808 large round tip.
• 6. Top cupcakes with a banana chip and sprinkle with crushed banana chips, if desired. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Cupcakes are best for 2-3 days.

BANANA, CHOCOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line muffin pans with paper liners.
• In medium bowl, combine the bananas and lemon juice. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the buttermilk and flour mixture alternately. Fill the liners about three-quarters of the way full and bake, 17 to 19 minutes.
• For the filling: In a small saucepan, heat the heavy cream until it just reaches a boil. Pour into a medium mixing bowl over the bittersweet chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes. Stir the mixture and let come to room temperature.
• For the pastry cream: In medium saucepan over medium heat, combine 2 1/2 cups of the milk, the sugar and salt. Cook until all the sugar dissolves, and then add the vanilla. Combine the remaining 1/2 cup milk with the cornstarch, flour and egg yolks. Whisk some of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolk mixture to be sure to not scramble the eggs. When tempered, add the yolk mixture back to the saucepan.
• Keep stirring with a whisk until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon. Strain through a mesh strainer to remove any lumps. Stir in the peanut butter and butter. Cover the top with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely cool. Fold in the whipped cream.
• To assemble: Core out the cupcakes and fill with pastry cream. Dip the tops of the cupcakes into chocolate ganache.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES AND PEANUT BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and 2 sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes. Lower the speed to medium, add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. On low speed, add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternately in thirds to the mixer bowl, beginning with the buttermilk mixture and ending with the flour mixture. Mix only until blended. Fold the batter with a rubber spatula to be sure it's completely blended.
• Divide the batter among the cupcake pans (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount). Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, and allow to cool completely before frosting.
• Frost each cupcake with Peanut Butter Icing and sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.
• Place the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.

BANANA CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line two 12-count muffin pans with 18 cupcake liners. Set aside.
• Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together in a large bowl on medium speed until creamed. About 2-3 minutes. With the mixer running on low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the mashed bananas and vanilla, beating on low speed for about 1 minute.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 additions, stirring by hand after each addition. Add the milk and stir until combined. The batter will be lumpy. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Spoon the batter evenly into 18 cupcake liners. Fill the unused cups one-third full with water to prevent warping. Bake each batch for 17-19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
• Sift together the confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder to assure there are no lumps. Set aside. With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy - about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sifted sugar/cocoa powder alternately with the heavy cream and vanilla. Beat on low speed after each addition. Once all added, beat on high speed until creamy and combined for at least 2 minutes. Add a pinch of salt if frosting is too sweet.
• With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the peanut butter and butter on medium speed until creamy and completely smooth - about 3 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Mix on medium until combined. Add the cream and mix on high until creamy, at least 2 minutes. Add a pinch of salt if frosting is too sweet.
• Frost cooled cupcakes with a knife or with a piping bag/tip. If you'd like to just make 1 kind of frosting and not both, make sure you double the frosting recipe of your choice to make sure there is enough for all cupcakes. To swirl the two frostings like I did, here is how I made the swirl frosting. There may be leftover frosting depending how much you use on each cupcake. Decorate with banana slices and/or more chocolate chips if desired. Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days and in the refrigerator up to 5.

CHOCOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place a medium-sized platter in the freezer.
• Line 10 standard (2 3/4-inch wide) muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
• To make the cupcakes, in a medium bowl and with an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter, sliced banana, oil and water together on medium speed until mostly smooth or only a few very small pieces of banana are visible. On low speed beat in the egg, cocoa powder and the cake mix. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 1 minute or until batter is well blended.
• Spoon an equal amount of batter into the lined muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake on the center rack for 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center of cakes comes out clean.
• Remove cupcakes from the pan and place on the platter in the freezer. Freeze for 8 minutes to quickly cool the cupcakes.
• While the cakes cool, make the frosting, with an electric mixer beat together the butter and peanut butter until smooth. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons milk until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. (If needed, add up to an extra 1/2 teaspoon of milk to make frosting smooth.) Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle the tops with an even amount of the chopped peanuts. Garnish the tops of each cake with a dried banana chip.

ROASTED BANANA AND PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners and set aside.
• For the cupcakes: Place the bananas on a rimmed baking sheet and pierce each banana 3 times with the tip of a knife. Roast, unpeeled, until the skin is completely black and the flesh is soft, about 25 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• Peel the bananas and place them in a medium bowl. Discard the peels. Mash the bananas with the back of a fork until smooth. Using the fork, stir in the egg, coconut oil, sugar, peanut butter, vanilla and salt. Mix well until smooth and fully incorporated. Add the almond flour, oat flour, baking soda and almond milk. Continue to stir with the fork until the mixture is smooth and all of the ingredients are fully incorporated.
• Using an ice cream scoop, divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes before removing the cupcakes to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
• For the glaze: In a medium bowl combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter and coconut oil. Place over a double boiler and stir until just a few chocolate chips remain. Remove the bowl from the heat and continue to stir until fully melted. Drizzle the chocolate mixture over the cooled cupcakes. Allow to cool for 1 hour before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar and milk until smooth; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, water, milk, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be thin)., Fill 12 paper-lined jumbo muffin cups half full with batter. Drop a scant tablespoonful of peanut butter mixture into center of each; cover with remaining batter. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. , In a large bowl, combine frosting ingredients until smooth; frost cupcakes. Store in the refrigerator.

PEANUT & BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in peanuts., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter and butter until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Pipe frosting over cupcakes. Sprinkle with peanuts. Store in the refrigerator.