Post by PurplePuppy on Feb 3, 2014 23:16:33 GMT -5
Chocolate Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes
Ingredients
Chocolate Banana Cake: 1 box Devil's Food cake mix 3 eggs 1/2 C. oil 3 bananas, mashed 1/2 C. milk or buttermilk 1/4 C. sour cream or plain yogurt (optional) 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Chocolate Buttercream: 1 C. butter, softened 1/2 C. unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tsp. vanilla extract 3 Tbsp. milk 3-4 C. powdered sugar
Banana Cream Filling: 1 small pkg. banana cream instant pudding mix (jello mix) 2 C. heavy whipping cream
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pan with cupcake liners. 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside. 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, bananas, milk, sour cream and vanilla extract until smooth. 4. Stir in cake mix until smooth. 5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean. 5. Chocolate Buttercream: Beat butter until smooth. Add cocoa, vanilla and milk and beat again. Slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. 6. Filling: Using a whisk attachment on your Kitchen Aid or hand mixer, whip cream and pudding mix until stiff peaks form. 7. To Assemble: Pipe a ring of chocolate buttercream around the edge of the cooled cupcakes. Then use a food scoop or a spoon to place the filling in the middle.