Banana Cupcakes With Chocolate Frosting
featured in 4 Healthier Banana Swap Outs
These cupcakes are bananas - B-A-N-A-N-A-S! With a moist and tender crumb and rich chocolate frosting, they're the perfect dessert for any occasion. Serve them up with a cold glass of milk and prepare to be in dessert heaven.
Tasty Team
86% would make again
Total Time
43 minutes
43 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 min
Cook Time
18 minutes
18 min
Total Time
43 minutes
43 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 min
Cook Time
18 minutes
18 min
Ingredients
for 12 servings
Cupcakes
- 1 banana
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup water (236 mL)
- 3 eggs
Frosting
- 2 bananas
- 2 cups cocoa powder (240 g)
- ½ cup honey (170 g)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
Nutrition Info
- Calories 244
- Fat 4g
- Carbs 53g
- Fiber 7g
- Sugar 28g
- Protein 5g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
- In a large bowl, mash a banana until it reaches a liquid state.
- Mix in the remaining cake ingredients.
- Pour the mix into 12-cup muffin tray.
- Bake for 18 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes before applying frosting.
- To prepare the frosting, mash 2 bananas until they reach a liquid state
- Mix in cocoa powder, honey, vanilla, and salt.
- Add frosting to cupcakes.
- Enjoy!
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