Banana Smore Cupcake Recipes

MARSHMALLOW-FILLED BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Line 18 muffin cups with paper or foil liners. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Fill prepared cups two-thirds full. Bake 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a large bowl, beat butter, marshmallow creme and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Using a sharp knife, cut a 1-in. circle, 1 in. deep, in top of each cupcake. Carefully remove cut portion and set aside. Fill cavity with about 1 teaspoon filling. Replace tops, pressing down lightly. Dollop or pipe remaining filling over tops. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar.

BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; add enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with sprinkles if desired.

BANANA S'MORE CUPCAKE

Steps:

• Place chocolate bar pieces into a medium glass or steel bowl. Warm cream in microwave until it starts to bubble around the edges, do not allow to boil, remove from microwave and pour over chocolate bar pieces. Let stand 5 minutes, do not stir, then stir until smooth and creamy, be patient, it will come together. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake pans with liners 24ish. Combine crumbs, 3T sugar and melted butter. Set aside a Tablespoon or so for sprinkling over cupcakes later. Put 1 heaping tablespoon of crumbs into each liner and press down with narrow bottom glass or your fingers. Set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar, then add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, add in vanilla and bananas. Gradually add half the flour mixture, mixing until just mixed, add buttermilk and mix until just mixed, then repeat with flour mixture until just mixed. Being careful to not over mix. Divide evenly over pressed crumbs. Filingl ¾ full. Bake 17-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes then remove to racks to cool completely. When cakes are cooled, remove middles with apple corer or paring knife. Stir cooled chocolate ganache, fill cupcakes. If too thick, warm in microwave at 15 second intervals until soft enough to fill cupcakes.
• Beat together marshmallow cream and butter until smooth, add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, if needed, add 1T cream at a time, until desired consistency is achieved. Use more powdered sugar to thicken if needed. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes, then drizzle with chocolate ganache and sprinkle with graham crumbs. Store in air tight containers in the refrigerator. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

FLUFFERNUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat brown sugar, peanut butter, and 2 tablespoons butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat banana, eggs, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into creamed peanut butter mixture until incorporated, about 1 minute.
• Beat flour mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup milk, into creamed peanut butter mixture until batter is well combined; pour into muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out with moist crumbs, 20 to 23 minutes. Cool cupcakes in the tin for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Beat marshmallow fluff, 2 tablespoons butter, shortening, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually beat confectioners' sugar, alternating with 2 tablespoons milk, into marshmallow mixture until desired thickness is reached; chill in refrigerator until thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Spread frosting over cupcakes or pipe through a pastry bag.