Banana Split Cupcakes
When I was young getting to order a banana split at the diner was a special treat. Now a days I wouldn’t dream of eating all those calories at one sitting. Oh the days of youth.
So I created these Banana Split Cupcakes that take me back to those sweet days. First, I started with a banana cupcake, added fluffy chocolate frosting, strawberry frosting, pineapple frosting, and topped the cupcakes with whip cream, sprinkles of chopped peanuts and a cherry. Now I can have a banana split!
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Banana Split Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 3 eggs
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- garnish: whip cream, cherries, chopped peanuts
For the Frosting Base:
- 2 - 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line muffin pan with paper baking cups.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, mashed bananas and vanilla; mix well.
- Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream.
- Fill baking cups 2/3 full.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes.
- Remove to cool completely.
- Pipe on one mound of each frosting (chocolate, strawberry and pineapple-recipe below).
- Top with whip cream, chopped peanuts and a cherry.
For the Cupcake Base:
- Cream together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the vanilla. Blend in the confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time until fluffy. Separate frosting into 2 - 1 cup bowls and 1 - 2 cup bowl.
- Chocolate Frosting Ingredients and Directions To the 2 cups of reserved cream cheese frosting add 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa and 3 cups confectioners' sugar. Cream until well combined. Add 2 tablespoons of milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the right consistency has been reached.
- Strawberry Frosting Ingredients and Directions Pour 1 cup of chopped fresh strawberries and 1 tablespoon of strawberry jelly into a blender. Blend until liquid. Pour into a mixing bowl with the reserved 1 cup of cream cheese frosting. Mix until combined. Add 5 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time. Until the right consistency has been reached.
- Pineapple Frosting Ingredients and Directions Pour 1 cup of chopped fresh pineapple into a blender. Blend until liquid. Pour into a mixing bowl with the reserved 1 cup of cream cheese frosting. Mix until combined. Add 5 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time. Until the right consistency has been reached.
Notes
***You will have extra frosting. Store in the refrigerator for later use.***
This recipe is from Lady Behind The Curtain
These look so cute and good too. How clever. I’d love it if you would share these at What’d You Do This Weekend? http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/
Have a wondeful week,
Linda
What a fun treat! Put out all the toppings and let the kids make their own! Pinned this! Thanks for sharing these on Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker I hope to see ya again on Monday night!
What a wonderful idea!
This looks awesome, and I’m so glad you shared your recipe at our link party! I’m featuring it today on Love Grows Wild:
http://www.lovegrowswild.com/2013/05/fun-recipes-to-make-with-kids-this-summer.html