Recipe courtesy of Dorothy Tong
Winning Cupcake The King of Cupcakes (Elvis)
- Level: Easy
- Yield: about 55 mini cupcakes
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 55 servings
- Calories
- 186
- Total Fat
- 12
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 18
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 13
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 25
- Sodium
- 31
- Total: 24 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 9 min
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 extra-large whole eggs
3 large egg yolks
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon banana extract
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup buttermilk, shaken
1 large, overripe banana, mashed
Peanut Butter Frosting, recipe follows
Chocolate Coating, recipe follows
Peanut Butter Frosting:
8 tablespoons unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
2 cups smooth peanut butter
2 cups powdered sugar, well sifted
2 to 4 tablespoons cream, as needed
Chocolate Coating:
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line mini cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and yolks, 1 at a time, and then stir in the vanilla and banana extracts. Stir in the vegetable oil. Beat in the flour mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. Fold in the mashed banana.
- Fill the cupcake liners about three-quarters full. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 8 to10 minutes. Cool completely, and then frost with Peanut Butter Frosting and dip in Chocolate Coating and enjoy!
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- Beat together the butter and peanut butter until smooth and combined. Blend in the powdered sugar. Add the cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, if the frosting is too thick.
Chocolate Coating:
- Melt together the chocolate chips and vegetable oil in the microwave until completely melted.