Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 3 Bananas, very ripe

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 1 Drizzle Honey
  • 3/4 cup Peanut butter

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup Cake flour
  • 1/2 cup Chocolate chips
  • 1 Dash Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 Dash Nutmeg, ground
  • 3/4 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Butter
  • 4 oz Cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp Heavy cream or half and half

Found on thechunkychef.com

Description

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with liners and set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
• Separate eggs and place yolks in a small bowl and whites in the bottom of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
• Turn mixer on to MED speed and whip egg whites until white and stiff peaks form. Scoop out, place in a bowl and set aside.
• Fit mixer with the paddle attachment and cream together butter and sugars until butter becomes lighter in color.
• Add in egg yolks, vanilla, and mashed bananas and mix to combine.
• Mix in flour mixture until just combined.
• Slowly mix in one third of the whipped egg whites.
• By hand, gently and carefully fold in the remaining whipped egg whites.
• If using chocolate chips, stir them in.
• Scoop batter into prepared muffin liners, filling each cup about two thirds of the way.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 3 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• MAKE THE FROSTING:
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter and beat until light in color.
• Add in softened cream cheese and beat until combined.
• Add in peanut butter and beat until combined.
• Add in honey, cinnamon, vanilla, and heavy cream, beat until combined.
• Add half of the powdered sugar and beat until combined.
• Repeat with remaining powdered sugar.
• If necessary, add additional heavy cream until desired frosting consistency.
• Turn mixer to MED speed and beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
• Scoop frosting into piping bag fitted with a decorating tip and frost as desired.