Banana Split Cupcakes
Description
A favorite summer treat interpreted in a cupcake by layering the distinct banana-split flavors (chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla) over the banana cake base.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup shortening
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2 mashed ripe bananas
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1/4 cup buttermilk
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1 egg
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup butter, softened
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5 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 tablespoon cocoa
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1 tablespoon strawberry jam
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1/4 cup heavy cream
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1/4 cup chopped semisweet chocolate
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1/2 teaspoon butter
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1/4 teaspoon instant coffee granules
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12 dried banana chips
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 cups of a muffin tin with paper liners.
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Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl.
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Cream sugar and shortening together in a large mixing bowl. Add mashed bananas, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and stir to combine. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Meanwhile, cream butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Slowly add confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time and mix until creamy; the final cup of sugar will not blend smoothly. Add milk until frosting is creamy. Mix in vanilla extract.
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Reserve 1/4 cup frosting in a separate bowl. Divide remaining frosting into 2 equal portions. Add cocoa to one portion and mix until thoroughly blended. Add jam to the other portion and mix until thoroughly blended.
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Pour cream into a microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds. Add chocolate, butter, and instant coffee granules. Stir ganache until smooth and let sit until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Pipe a ring of chocolate buttercream frosting around the edge of a cooled cupcake; do not pipe too high. Fill in the center with a dollop of strawberry buttercream frosting. Place a banana chip on top and drizzle with ganache. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.