Candied Pecan Banana Cupcake Food

PECAN BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place muffin liners into two 12-cup muffin tins.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 package cream cheese together in a bowl until creamy and smooth; slowly beat in brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Stir in canola oil and applesauce; mix well. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until just combined. Stir in bananas and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; fold in pecans. Fill muffin liners 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 28 to 33 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 package cream cheese together in a bowl until creamy; mix in confectioners' sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until frosting is smooth. Frost the cooled cupcakes.

CANDIED PECAN BANANA CUPCAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Line cupcake tray with liners (this recipe makes 12-14 cupcakes)
• CUPCAKES:
• In bowl of mixer add in all the dry ingredients.
• Add in the eggs, oil and vanilla, mix until just combined.
• Add in the bananas and stream in the milk.
• Mix until just combined and batter is formed.
• Pour into prepared muffin tin.
• Bake for 16-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let cool completely.
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
• Cream butter and cream cheese
• Add in the vanilla
• Slowly, mixer on low, add in the powdered sugar 2 Tbsp at a time
• Mix until completely combined
• CANDIED PECANS:
• Put brown sugar, water, salt and cinnamon in medium pan.
• Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves and the mixture bubbles.
• Add pecans, cook 4 additional minutes, stir to coat pecans in sugar mixture.
• Remove from heat and pour onto parchment line cook sheet.
• Let cool completely.
• Break or chop into pieces.
• GARNISH:
• Butterscotch, jarred or check post for link to great homemade recipe.
• ASSEMBLY:
• Line up cupcakes.
• Using Ateco 808 tip (or similar) pipe the frosting onto the cupcake.
• Sprinkle with candied pecans.
• Drizzle with butterscotch

CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
• Whisk egg white and water together in a separate bowl until frothy. Toss pecans in the egg white mixture. Mix sugar mixture into pecan mixture until pecans are evenly coated. Spread coated pecans onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until pecans are evenly browned, 1 hour.

BANANA PECAN CAKE WITH COCONUT FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of two greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment paper; grease paper., 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 bananas. (Mixture may appear curdled.) In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For filling, in a large saucepan, mix sugar, flour and salt. Whisk in cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Transfer to a small bowl. Press plastic wrap onto surface of mixture. Refrigerate until cold., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat shortening, butter and extracts until blended. Beat in confectioners' sugar alternately with cream, adding enough cream to reach desired consistency; beat until smooth., Stir pecans into chilled cream mixture. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with filling. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving.

CANDIED PECAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Slightly grease loaf pan(s).
• Peel and puree the bananas.
• Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and banana puree.
• In a seperate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add dry ingredients a little at a time to creamed mixture.
• Crush the pecans and the walnuts so there are no large pieces.
• Stir the nuts into the batter.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour if using regular loaf pans and 35 minutes if using mini loaf pans.
• Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes.
• Take a toothpick and poke holes in the loaf. Mix the melted butter, cinnamon and sugar mixture and brush on loaf.
• Wait till pan cools completely and remove the banana loaf.