BANANA & CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

The perfect combination of banana and chocolate make these cupcakes one of a kind. Add caramel buttercream and drizzle and it becomes a masterpiece :)

Ingredients for 12 cupcakes :

• 125 g soft butter
• 140 g flour
• 125 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 0,5 tsp baking powder
• 125 g mashed ripe bananas
• 1 tbsp milk
• 0,5 tsp vanilla extract
• 50 g dark chocolate

Sieve the flour, sugar and baking powder into a bowl. Add the soft butter and eggs and mix on medium/high speed for 2 minutes.

In a seperate small bowl, mix the mashed bananas with milk and vanilla extract and add it to the mixture. Mix on high speed for 1 minute.

Chop the chocolate into small pieces and fold into the mixture.

Fill in 12 cupcake inserts 2/3 of the way. Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 20 - 24 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool completly before adding the buttercream.

Ingredients for the caramel buttercream :

• 200 g soft butter
• 320 g icing sugar
• 4 - 5 tbsp caramel

Beat the butter on high speed for 5 minutes. Add the icing sugar in two stages and beat for 3 minutes. Add the caramel and mix for a minute to combine.

To give these cupcakes even more flavor I have drizzled some caramel on top and sprinkled them with chopped chocolate :)