Black and White Banana Cupcakes
A light banana cupcake with chocolate and vanilla fudge frostings.
Servings
24cupcakes
Servings
24cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
Chocolate Frosting
Vanilla Frosting
Instructions
Cupcakes
  1. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well,
  2. Stir in mashed bananas.
  3. Combine dry ingredients, except nuts. in a separate bowl.
  4. Add half of dry ingredients to banana mixture, mix, and add sour milk. Mix well and add remainder of dry ingredients.
  5. Stir in nuts if using.
  6. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners and fill about 2/3 full.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and the centers spring back when touched.
  8. Remove cupcakes to wire racks to cool.
Chocolate Frosting
  1. Combine chocolate, butter, and milk in the top of a double boiler and heat until melted.
  2. Turn off heat, but leave the double boiler together. Stir in powdered sugar. Frosting should be thick but pourable.
Vanilla Frosting
  1. Combine butter, milk, and salt in the top of a double boiler and heat until melted.
  2. Turn off heat but leave double boiler together. Stir in vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Frosting should be thick but pourable.
Assembly
  1. While frosting is still pourable, dip the tops of the cupcakes and allow to set on wire racks.
  2. To create half and half cupcakes, let frosting cool slightly and spread cupcakes half with vanilla and half with chocolate frosting.
  3. Frosting sets quickly, so add sprinkles after every one or two cupcakes are frosted.
  4. If frosting begins to cool and set in the bowl, you can reheat gently in the double boiler.
Recipe Notes

Make these your own:

  • Choose your favorite nut to add.
  • Leave out the nuts entirely.
  • Substitute mini chocolate chips instead of nuts.
  • Not in love with chocolate? Double the batch of vanilla frosting and use only that.
  • Family of chocoholics? Double the chocolate frosting and use only that.
  • Instead of sprinkles, use nuts, mini chips, or chopped candies.
  • You can use any flavor of buttercream on these as well – chocolate, vanilla, and peanut butter would be great!