Chunky Monkey Cupcakes

Name: Chunky Monkey Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 ripe bananas, mashed; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 cup chocolate chips; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 tablespoons brown sugar

15 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Beat together butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
3

Beat in bananas, then eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
4

Add vanilla.
5

Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt and add alternately with buttermilk to mixture.
6

Beat just until blended.
7

Stir in chocolate chips.
8

Divide batter evenly among 24 paper lined muffin cups.
9

In a small bowl, combine walnuts, cinnamon and 2 T brown sugar and sprinkle over tops of cupcakes.
10

Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
11

Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.