Chocolate Banana Cupcakes w/Cream Cheese Icing

Name: Chocolate Banana Cupcakes w/Cream Cheese Icing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 7 ounces granulated sugar (measure in weight); 4.35 ounces flour (measure in weight); 1.35 ounces cocoa powder (measure in weight); 4 grams baking powder (measure in weight); 2 grams baking soda (Measure in weight); 2 grams salt (measure in weight); 1 egg; 4.25 ounces bananas mashed (measure in weight); 4.25 ounces water (warm) (measure in weight); 2.15 ounces milk (measure in weight); 2.15 ounces vegetable oil (measure in weight); 2 grams vanilla extract (weight); 4 oz cream cheese (softened) (by weight); 4 oz granulated sugar (by weight); .10 oz vanilla extract (by weight); 8 oz heavy cream (by weight)

Tony Tate

Prep 15 mins15m

Cook 20 mins20m

Serves 12

This particular cupcake does not offer a healthier choice. I’m not even interested in modifying it to make it more healthy. It would be ruined. Sometimes food IS about pleasure, strictly for our eating pleasure. And this chocolatey, banana, cream-cheesy treat will knock your socks off.

I learned to make this one at the Culinary Institute of Charleston (Trident Tech). The recipe makes 12 cupcakes. When you taste them you will be tempted to eat them all. So, make sure you have others over to share them. Enjoy!

↬ Adapted from Chocolate Banana Cupcakes w/Cream Cheese Icing – Faith, Love & Grace

Ingredients

7 ounces granulated sugar (measure in weight)
4.35 ounces flour (measure in weight)
1.35 ounces cocoa powder (measure in weight)
4 grams baking powder (measure in weight)
2 grams baking soda (Measure in weight)
2 grams salt (measure in weight)
1 egg
4.25 ounces bananas mashed (measure in weight)
4.25 ounces water (warm) (measure in weight)
2.15 ounces milk (measure in weight)
2.15 ounces vegetable oil (measure in weight)
2 grams vanilla extract (weight)
Icing
4 oz cream cheese (softened) (by weight)
4 oz granulated sugar (by weight)
.10 oz vanilla extract (by weight)
8 oz heavy cream (by weight)

Instructions

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1
Whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2
In a second bowl, whisk together egg, mashed bananas, water, milk, oil, and vanilla.
3
Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine using a spatula.
4
Divide into paper-lined muffin tin.
5
Bake at 360 degrees F until the cupcakes spring back to touch. Once out of the oven, set aside to cool. I have forgotten how long they actually have to bake.
6
For the icing: Beat together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
7
In a separate bowl whip the heavy cream to medium peaks.
8
Fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
9
You can whip the final mixture to a pipeable consistency but do not overwork the mixture
10
Pipe the icing onto the delicious chocolate banana cupcakes.

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