Banana Split Cupcakes
By
Gail Springsteen
@gail0925
8
I fashioned this recipe from a cake recipe which included pineapple and bananas. I thought if I added strawberries and chocolate and cherries, it would be like a banana split. And it is!
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Grab a fork and dig in because this banana split cupcake recipe is a mouthful of yum! The banana and pineapple mixed into the cake make it tender and moist. The strawberry gelee is amazing, but if in a time crunch use a bit of strawberry jam. The ice cream is replaced with a rich cream cheese frosting. These take a bit of time to make, but worth it. It truly is a banana split rolled all up into a cupcake!
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes5
Comments:
Serves:
Approximately 24
Prep:
40 Min
Cook:
20 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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FOR CAKE
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1 cbutter, softened
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2 csugar
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3eggs
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2 tspvanilla extract
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2 cmashed ripe bananas
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1/2 ccanned crushed pineapple
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3 call-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 tspground cinnamon
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1/2 tspsalt
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FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
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1 pkgcream cheese, 8 oz., softened
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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3 3/4 cconfectioners' sugar
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1 tspvanilla
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FOR STRAWBERRY GELEE
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1 cstrawberry puree
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1/4 csugar
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1 Tbsplemon juice
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2 Tbspcold water
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1/2envelope Strawberry Jell-o powder
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1/2 cdiced fresh strawberries
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FOR CHOCOLATE GANACHE
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1 cheavy whipping cream
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1 1/2 cchocolate chips
How to Make Banana Split Cupcakes
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine bananas and pineapple.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the banana mixture, beating well after each addition.
- Fill paper-lined muffin/cupcake cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for ten minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- Slice off the top of the cupcake even with the paper lining.
- Spread with strawberry gelee (recipe to follow) or strawberry jam, and if you wish, a little cream cheese frosting (recipe to follow).
- Replace the top of the cupcake.
- Frost and decorate with the cream cheese frosting and chocolate ganache to look like a sundae or banana split, and top with a cherry (I decorated cherries and Hershey's Chocolate Drops with some disco dust to "bling" them up!)
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. - STRAWBERRY GELEE (to fill or sandwich into cupcake):
Heat puree and sugar in small saucepan. Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat. Put water in small bowl and sprinkle gelatin on top. Let sit for 5 minutes. - Add fruit puree mixture to the bowl and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
- CHOCOLATE GANACHE:
Pour 1 cup heavy whipping cream into saucepan. Continuously stir until boiling. - Gradually add chocolate chips until the mixture turns into a shiny beautiful glaze.
