Recipe courtesy of Deborah Biggs
Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Banana Cupcakes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 10 cupcakes
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 870
- Total Fat
- 55
- Saturated Fat
- 37
- Carbohydrates
- 98
- Dietary Fiber
- 11
- Sugar
- 58
- Protein
- 9
- Cholesterol
- 26
- Sodium
- 228
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 45 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter (recommended: Skippy)
1 cup sliced and firmly packed, ripe banana
1 tablespoon canola oil
3 tablespoons water
1 large egg
1 tablespoon Dutch process cocoa powder
1 (9-ounce) package devil's food cake mix without pudding (recommended: Jiffy)
Peanut Butter Frosting:
2 1/2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter (recommended: Skippy)
1/3 cup plus 2 1/4 teaspoons powdered sugar
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons whole milk
2 1/2 tablespoons roasted and lightly salted chopped peanuts
10 dried banana chips
Directions
- 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.