Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Bread - Bread

I was inspired by a few different banana cupcake recipes before settling on this one. The cream cheese frosting is probably my favorite part; it's just wonderfully decadent on a banana cupcake. Refrigerate cupcakes after frosting. P.S. They taste much better the next day!

Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 1 dozen

Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon baking powder

1 pinch salt

½ cup white sugar

6 tablespoons lightly packed brown sugar

¼ cup unsalted butter

softened

1 egg

2 ripe bananas

mashed

⅓ cup buttermilk

½ cup chocolate chips

or to taste

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

3 tablespoons butter

softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups confectioners' sugar

or more to taste

Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Mini Banana Loaves

Bread

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

Step 2

Whisk flour baking soda baking powder and salt together in a bowl.

Step 3

Combine white sugar brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter in another bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg. Mix in mashed bananas. Add flour mixture in 3 batches alternating with buttermilk stirring after each addition. Fold chocolate chips into the batter.

Step 4

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean about 20 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack about 30 minutes.

Step 6

Beat cream cheese and 3 tablespoons butter in a bowl until smooth. Add vanilla extract. Beat in confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time until frosting is smooth.

Step 7

Spread frosting over cupcakes.

Nutritional Information

Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 331.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.2g 6%

Carbohydrates: 55.3g 18%

Dietary Fiber: 1.3g 5%

Sugars: 42g

Fat: 12g 18%

Saturated Fat: 7.3g 36%

Cholesterol: 41.4mg 14%

Vitamin A Iu: 336.9IU 7%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.6mg 12%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 1.8mg 3%

Folate: 32.2mcg 8%

Calcium: 34.5mg 4%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 18.7mg 7%

Potassium: 146.3mg 4%

Sodium: 133.8mg 5%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 107.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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