Banana Split Cupcakes
By
Gail Springsteen
@gail0925
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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!
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes
Comments:
Serves:
Approximately 24
Prep:
40 Min
Cook:
20 Min
Method:
Bake
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Notes from the Test Kitchen:
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!
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!
Ingredients
- 1 c
- butter, softened
- 2 c
- sugar
- 3
- eggs
- 2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 2 c
- mashed ripe bananas
- 1/2 c
- canned crushed pineapple
- 3 c
- all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 tsp
- ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 1 pkg
- cream cheese, 8 oz., softened
- 1/2 c
- butter, softened
- 3 3/4 c
- confectioners' sugar
- 1 tsp
- vanilla
- 1 c
- strawberry puree
- 1/4 c
- sugar
- 1 Tbsp
- lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp
- cold water
- 1/2
- envelope Strawberry Jell-o powder
- 1/2 c
- diced fresh strawberries
- 1 c
- heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 c
- chocolate chips
FOR CAKE
FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
FOR STRAWBERRY GELEE
FOR CHOCOLATE GANACHE
How to Make Banana Split Cupcakes
- 1In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- 2Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine bananas and pineapple.
- 3Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- 4Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the banana mixture, beating well after each addition.
- 5Fill 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.
- 6Slice off the top of the cupcake even with the paper lining.
- 7Spread with strawberry gelee (recipe to follow) or strawberry jam, and if you wish, a little cream cheese frosting (recipe to follow).
- 8Replace the top of the cupcake.
- 9Frost 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!)
- 10CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. - 11STRAWBERRY 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. - 12Add fruit puree mixture to the bowl and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
- 13CHOCOLATE GANACHE:
Pour 1 cup heavy whipping cream into saucepan. Continuously stir until boiling. - 14Gradually add chocolate chips until the mixture turns into a shiny beautiful glaze.
