Recipe courtesy of Isaac Carter
Banana Speculoos Cupcakes
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 15 cupcakes
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 15 servings
- Calories
- 464
- Total Fat
- 34
- Saturated Fat
- 21
- Carbohydrates
- 40
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 26
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 109
- Sodium
- 270
- Total: 1 hr 20 min (plus cooling time)
- Active: 1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
Brown Butter Crumble:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch ground cinnamon
Cupcakes:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (very ripe)
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 whole eggs, at room temperature
Speculoos Buttercream:
1 cup speculoos cookie butter, at room temperature
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Directions
- For the crumble: Brown the butter over medium heat. Stir with a whisk. Once golden brown, remove from the heat immediately. Be sure to not burn it! Add the flour, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon, and continue to heat until fully combined.
- For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 345 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with 15 liners.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment at medium speed, combine the butter and brown sugar. Mix until fully combined. One ingredient at a time, add the bananas, sour cream, vanilla and eggs, mixing well between additions.
- Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and continue to mix. Do not over mix! Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners and add a generous amount of brown butter crumble on each top. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the cupcakes. If it comes out clean, they are done. Allow to cool.
- For the buttercream: In a mixer with a paddle attachment at medium speed, blend the speculoos until smooth. Add the butter and mix until fully combined. Add the powdered sugar until you reach a smooth, silky consistency.
- To assemble: Place the speculoos buttercream in a piping bag with a plain tip and pipe to your hearts content. There is no wrong way, have fun and enjoy!