How to Make Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting - A Step-by-Step Guide

Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting is a delightful and decadent treat that combines the sweet and moist flavor of ripe bananas with the rich indulgence of chocolate chips and the creamy tang of cream cheese frosting. Perfect for any occasion, from a casual afternoon snack to a special celebration, these cupcakes are sure to become a favorite in your baking repertoire.

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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 (Optional)
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar, or more to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Additional Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 dozen

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
  • Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
  • 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.
  • Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spread frosting over cupcakes.
  • Nutrition

    332 cal.

    • Total Fat: 12g
    • Saturated Fat: 7g
    • Cholesterol: 41mg
    • Sodium: 134mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 55g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 42g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 35mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 146mg