Peanut Butter Banana Cupcakes

By cuznvin

Ingredients

• Peanut Butter Frosting:
• 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
• * 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
• 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:
• * 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• * 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Melt together the chocolate chips and vegetable oil in the microwave until completely melted.

Preparation

Step 1

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!