I was in the mood to bake this weekend and really wanted to make something with my very ripe bananas. While I was perusing the internet, I stumbled upon this baby, which I adapted from Bon Appétit. These cupcakes turned out SO well! The cupcakes were fluffy, moist and sweet. I kept a few for us, and brought the rest to work. They were a huge hit!
Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
cupcakes
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 very ripe large bananas, peeled
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
frosting
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned or freshly ground)
• Chopped dark chocolate(optional)
Preparation
cupcakes
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 12 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Mash bananas with fork in another medium bowl until smooth. Mix sour cream and vanilla into bananas.
• Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and egg yolk and beat until well blended. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with banana-sour cream mixture in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating just until blended after each addition. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups (generous 1/4 cup for each).
• Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center of each comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to rack and let cool completely.
frosting
• Sift powdered sugar into large bowl. Add cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until smooth. Spread frosting over top of cupcakes. Sprinkle lightly with chopped dark chocolate, if desired. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
What’s your favorite type of cupcake?
Comments on: "PB & Banana Cupcakes" (12)
omg, my favorite flavors! These look super delish! My favorite cupcake is usually anything with PB icing, so good!
Those cupcakes are combining two of my favorite things. Yum!
Mmmm…those cupcakes look fab! Peanut butter, banana, and chocolate are one of my favorite flavor combinations! <3
YUM! These sound so good, especially that peanut butter frosting on top!! I love cream cheese frostings on cupcakes!!
My favorite cupcake? Yellow cake with chocolate frosting.
But I may change my mind after I try making the banana cupcakes with the peanut butter cream cheese frosting
Alright, I don’t even like peanut butter but these look absolutely amazing.
PS-Have you been to Couture Cupcake on Atlantic in downtown Delray? I think thats the name of it, I went over Xmas break and had an amazing Boston Creme cupcake there.
OMG YUMMMMM! You should be soooo happy I don’t live in Florida right now because I would totally be banging down your door and begging for one
hahaha
hmm, my favorite cupcake? That is too hard! I really love the homemade funfetti ones that I make, but give me a yellow cupcake with chocolate buttercream frosting and I’m a super happy girl!
i love all cupcakes so don’t really have a favorite. this looks amazing though. really want to try it.
I’ll eat any kind of cupcake- no joke! These look AMAZING. Peanut butter and bananas were made for each other!
These cupcakes look amazing! I love peanut butter cupcakes! They are most definitely my favorite!
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Yummy!!! It looks very tasty.. I love banana cupcakes and thats my favorite!! I’ll try to make some of it.