Easy Peanut Butter Banana Cupcake Food

PEANUT BUTTER BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
• 2. Beat butter and sugar until light in color and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
• 3. Add vanilla extract and mix until combined.
• 4. Add egg white and egg in two batches, mixing until combined after each.
• 5. Combine dry ingredients in another bowl, then combine mashed bananas, milk and water in another bowl.
• 6. Add half of the dry ingredients to the batter and mix until well combined.
• 7. Add the milk and banana mixture and mix until well combined.
• 8. Add remaining dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
• 9. Fill cupcake liners about halfway. Bake for 17-19 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs.
• 10. Remove cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes, then remove to cooling rack to finish cooling. TO MAKE THE FROSTING:
• Beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
• 2. Add the peanut butter and mix until smooth.
• 3. Add half of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• 4. Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• 5. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. I used the Ateco 808 large round tip.
• 6. Top cupcakes with a banana chip and sprinkle with crushed banana chips, if desired. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Cupcakes are best for 2-3 days.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER-BANANA CUPCAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Microwave peanut butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec.; stir. Spread onto tops of cupcakes, adding about 1 tsp. to each. Cool.
• Blend milk and banana in blender until smooth. Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sugar, vanilla and banana mixture; beat until light and fluffy. Spread onto cupcakes, adding about 2 Tbsp. to each. Sprinkle with nuts.

BANANA CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Mash bananas with a fork in another medium bowl until smooth. Mix sour cream and vanilla extract into bananas.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and egg yolk and beat until well blended. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with banana mixture, beating batter briefly after each addition until just blended. Scoop batter into the prepared muffin cups, adding about a generous 1/4 cup in each.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sift powdered sugar into a large bowl. Add cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread or pipe frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.

CHOCOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 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.

PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Beat peanut butter, oil, sugar substitute and vanilla with an electric beater until smooth and creamy.
• Gradually add eggs, beating well with each addition. Beat in banana.
• Lightly fold half the flour through the peanut mixture. Stir in the buttermilk, followed by the remaining flour.
• Spoon into 12 cupcake cases and bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes in pan, then turn onto a wire rack.
• Beat together fat-free cream cheese, sugar substitute and lemon rind until they are light and fluffy.
• Cut a small circle from the top of the cakes and cut these circles in half. Fill the top of the cake with a spoonful of the frosting and place the two cut halves on top. Sprinkle with icing sugar if desired.
• •Variations: Can replace sugar for sugar substitute (allow for extra calories).