Banana Smore Cupcake Food

BANANA MOON PIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 regular cupcake or muffin pans with cupcake liners.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Cream the granulated sugar and shortening in a stand up mixer with a paddle attachment on low. Mix the bananas, buttermilk, vanilla and eggs until blended. Incorporate the flour mixture until blended. Do not over mix. Fill each cup three-quarters full and bake until golden brown and baked all the way through, about 18 minutes.
• Core each cupcake. Pipe the Marshmallow Cream Filling into the core. Dip the top of each cupcake into the Chocolate Coating. Generously frost each cupcake with the Marshmallow Frosting.
• Mix the creme, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla until creamy and fluffy in a stand up mixer with a paddle attachment on medium. Put the filling in a piping bag. Cut the tip of the piping bag 1/4-inch.
• Combine the chips, oil and extract in a double boiler or chocolate melting pot and set on medium temperature. Stir occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Boil 3 tablespoons water and the granulated sugar in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir constantly until the sugar has dissolved. Beat the egg whites, tartar and salt until soft peaks form in a stand up mixer with the whisk attachment. Carefully pour the hot sugar syrup into the egg whites with the mixer at medium speed. Whip the frosting until cool and billowy, about 5 minutes. Put the frosting in a medium piping bag with desired piping tip.

BANANAS FOSTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the Bananas:.
• In a saute pan over medium heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• Cook until butter melts and sugar is dissolved (4 to 5 minutes).
• Add the banana slices and cook until tender, turning once for 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• Stir together rum and vanilla.
• Turn off the burner and add the rum mixture to the pan.
• Using a long match, light the alcohol by placing the flame just in the outer edge of the pan.
• Stand as far back as possible. The flame should extingish in a few seconds.
• Gently shake the pan from side to side to coat the bananas with the sauce.
• Spoon the bananas into a bowl and set aside.
• For the Cupcakes:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Add eggs, vanilla, rum and banana mixture. Mix well.
• Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream; blend thoroughly but do not overmix.
• Pour into prepared cupcake pans.
• Bake 20 - 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool for 1- minutes in pan on rack. Remove and cool completely before frosting.
• For the frosting:.
• Beat together cream cheese, butter, cinnamon and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add about half the powdered sugar and beat until mixed well. Then gradually add the remaining powdered sugar until you reach a spreading consistency.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine white sugar, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup butter in another bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg. Mix in mashed bananas. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk, stirring after each addition. Fold chocolate chips into the batter.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and 3 tablespoons butter in a bowl until smooth. Add vanilla extract. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth.
• Spread frosting over cupcakes.

BANANA S'MORES

Steps:

• Prepare your smore by putting the 4 banana slices on one graham cracker. Put chocolate on the other one.
• Roast your marshmallow to doneness.
• Now put the marshmallow on top of graham cracker with the chocolate. Take the one with the banana and flip it on top of the marshmallow. Hold down on the top and pull the roasting stick out, leaving the marshmallow inside.
• Now sit back and enjoy your Banana S'More. When done, make another one!

MARSHMALLOW-FILLED BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Line 18 muffin cups with paper or foil liners. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Fill prepared cups two-thirds full. Bake 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a large bowl, beat butter, marshmallow creme and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Using a sharp knife, cut a 1-in. circle, 1 in. deep, in top of each cupcake. Carefully remove cut portion and set aside. Fill cavity with about 1 teaspoon filling. Replace tops, pressing down lightly. Dollop or pipe remaining filling over tops. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar.

SMORES CUPCAKES OR ICING

Steps:

• Prepare, bake, and cool cupcakes.
• On medium speed, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in chocolate then sugar. Chill until thickened (about 15 minutes).
• Meanwhile, mix marshmallow cream and graham cracker crumbs. Spoon into plastic freezer bag, cut 1/4" hole in one corner. Insert bag tip 1" into center top of each cupcake. Squeeze 1 Tbs. cream into each.
• Frost cupcakes with icing mixture.
• Garnish as desired.

BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; add enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with sprinkles if desired.

BANANA S'MORE CUPCAKE

Steps:

• Place chocolate bar pieces into a medium glass or steel bowl. Warm cream in microwave until it starts to bubble around the edges, do not allow to boil, remove from microwave and pour over chocolate bar pieces. Let stand 5 minutes, do not stir, then stir until smooth and creamy, be patient, it will come together. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake pans with liners 24ish. Combine crumbs, 3T sugar and melted butter. Set aside a Tablespoon or so for sprinkling over cupcakes later. Put 1 heaping tablespoon of crumbs into each liner and press down with narrow bottom glass or your fingers. Set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar, then add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, add in vanilla and bananas. Gradually add half the flour mixture, mixing until just mixed, add buttermilk and mix until just mixed, then repeat with flour mixture until just mixed. Being careful to not over mix. Divide evenly over pressed crumbs. Filingl ¾ full. Bake 17-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes then remove to racks to cool completely. When cakes are cooled, remove middles with apple corer or paring knife. Stir cooled chocolate ganache, fill cupcakes. If too thick, warm in microwave at 15 second intervals until soft enough to fill cupcakes.
• Beat together marshmallow cream and butter until smooth, add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, if needed, add 1T cream at a time, until desired consistency is achieved. Use more powdered sugar to thicken if needed. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes, then drizzle with chocolate ganache and sprinkle with graham crumbs. Store in air tight containers in the refrigerator. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!