Delicious Banana Pudding Cupcakes

I have loved banana pudding every since I ate my grandma’s, so can you imagine having all that goodness in a cupcake?!

Have y’all seen cupcake wars or baking challenge? I am seriously addicted to those shows and the funny thing is, I don’t even eat cupcakes that often.  What I love, though, is watching them come up with these glorious flavors without even measuring sometimes, and come out with a delicious cupcake or baked good!  I want to be that creative!

If you’re looking at this recipe and thinking, no way because it’s a lot of time & ingredients….scroll down to bottom of recipe for a tip that might help in a time crunch!  I definitely think these are best for a special occasion or when you just feel like showing off!

Hope you guys enjoy!

Delicious Banana Pudding Cupcakes

 

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Author: Lori

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients

• 2 C flour
• 1½ C sugar
• 3½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 3.4 oz box Instant Banana Cream Pudding
• 3 eggs
• ½ C of vegetable oil
• ½ C of water
• 10 ounce(s) sour cream
• 1 C smashed bananas
• Pgk of Vanilla Wafflers

Frosting Ingredients

• ½ C unsalted sweet cream
• 2 C powdered sugar
• 3 tsp of imitation banana extract
• 2 TBSP heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Cupcake Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line the cupcake pan.
3. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Beat the eggs and then add the sugar until creamed.
5. Add the bananas to the egg and sugar mixture.
6. Add the sour cream to the bananas, egg and sugar mixture.
7. Mix well.
8. Add the oil and water to the sour cream, bananas, egg, and sugar mixture.
9. Mix the all of the above ingredients to ensure fully combined.
10. Mix the dry ingredients with the other ingredients.
11. Mix well.
12. Place a vanilla wafer in the bottom of each of the lined cupcake tins.
13. Scoop the batter into the lined cupcake tin until ¾ full.
14. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.
15. Cool for 10-15 minutes.

Frosting Instructions

1. Mix the soft butter with the powdered sugar in a stand mixer until small pebbles appear.
2. Add the heavy whipping cream.
3. Mix gently to combine.
4. Check to see if frosting can form stiff peaks.
5. If not add ½ C more of powdered sugar.
6. Mix.
7. Check for stiff peaks.
8. If not add another ½ C of powdered sugar.
9. Mix.
10. Add 3 tsp of imitation banana extract.
11. Mix.
12. Apply frosting to cooled cupcakes by hand or by pastry bag with tip.
13. Crumble and add additional vanilla wafers to the top of the frosting.

Notes

Want a more simple version? Try using a vanilla cake mix (or white with vanilla extract added) and use whip cream from the tub or can as your icing! It won't be the exact same taste but it would work in a time crunch!

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