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Banana Bourbon Cupcakes
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Banana Bourbon Cupcakes

Adapted from How Sweet It Is

Yield - 14 cupcakes

Banana Spice Cupcakes

1 1/3 cups flour

1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

1 egg

3/4 cup loosely packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 cup mashed bananas (about 3 large)

1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

1/3 cup coconut milk

1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg onto parchment paper and set aside
  3. In a large bowl beat the egg and whisk in the brown sugar until smooth.  Whisk in the vanilla, sour cream, and melted butter until well combined.  Scrape the bowl as needed.
  4. Stir in the the dry ingredients and then add the mashed bananas.
  5. Stir in the milk and chocolate chips and mix until well combined.
  6. Use a standard ice cream scoop to portion the batter into lined cupcake tins.  Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  7. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

Bourbon Buttercream

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

4 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2-3 tablespoons bourbon (I used 3)

  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter until pale yellow.  Turn the mixer on low and gradually add the powdered sugar until it is fully incorporated.
  2. Add in the vanilla and bourbon on low speed and then switch to a high speed for 3-4 minutes or until the frosting is super fluffy.  Add more bourbon for a looser frosting if desired.
  3. Add the frosting to a piping bag with a round tip.

Bourbon Chocolate Ganache & Assembly

4 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips

4 tablespoons heavy cream

1 tablespoon bourbon

  1. Heat the heavy cream until it is simmering and then pour over the chocolate; stir until all the chocolate is melted.
  2. Stir in the bourbon until smooth.  Allow the ganache to cool slightly.
  3. Smear a nice dollop of bourbon ganache on top of each cupcake and then pipe a blob on top.
  4. Drizzle with the remaining ganache.