Chocolate Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting #2

Still adapted from this recipe found on bonappetit.com

Since the batch I made yesterday was a little too moist, I tried a few more changes. I have to say, I really like this batch! If you try it, let us know what you think, and if you changed anything, let us know! We are always looking for fun ways to improve recipes or make them even more fun and interesting!

CUPCAKE
still only made 22 cupcakes =o( still trying to figure out how to get it to 24

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 medium to large overly ripe bananas, peeled
1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 egg + 1 yolk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and put liners in the cupcake tins.

2. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Then set aside.

3. In a medium sized bowl, mash the bananas until smooth. Add vanilla and sour cream and mix well.

4. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and butter, with an electric mixer, until light and fluffy. Add the egg and yolk and beat until well blended.

5. Add the flour mixture to the sugar/butter/egg mixture in 3 additions alternating with the banana/sour cream mixture. Beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat each addition until just blended before adding next mixture.

6. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill the cupcake tins about 3/4 full and bake for 20 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Let cool on racks completely before frosting.

FROSTING




Ingredients
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 8 oz package cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup peanut butter (use a name brand not fresh ground or old fashioned, I used Jif)

Directions
1. Sift powdered sugar into a large bowl.

2. Add butter, cream cheese and peanut butter and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.

This batch turned out so much better! Still moist, but not too wet. I think I found a winner with this one, but if you know me, I will still probably tweak it some how. Haha! If you make this tell us what you think!! Enjoy!

Final Product