INGREDIENTS
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Cupcakes:
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1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
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2 cups sugar
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4 large eggs, at room temperature
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1 cup milk
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1 cup banana puree
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Banana Cream Custard Filling:
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1 ½ bananas
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1 cup milk
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1 cup heavy cream
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¼ cup corn starch
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½ cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoon sugar
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1 tablespoon vanilla
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¼ kosher salt
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Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting:
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** a correction was made on 5/23/11 to reflect a typo on the vanilla extract portion **
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5 large egg whites
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11/2 cup sugar
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4 sticks unsalted butter, diced and softened
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanillas extract
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Chocolate Dipping Sauce:
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• 2/3 cups dark chocolate
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• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
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• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted
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• 5-8 tablespoons water, warm