Last week my daughter needed to provide the snack for our Girl Scouts meeting. As parents, we take turns every week providing it. Per her request I whipped up a batch of banana chocolate chip cupcakes using a pre-boxed yellow cake mix. I added a few things to “amp” up the flavor which I’ll explain below.
Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
1 box Yellow Cake Mix
1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
3 Over-Ripe Bananas, peeled and mashed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Follow the instructions of the box of yellow cake mix. The one that I used called for the addition of vegetable oil, eggs and a tablespoon of water. I used an electric hand mixer to beat everything together. Mash up the bananas and beat them into the cake batter until evenly distributed. Use a large spoon to stir in the Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips.
Line a muffin pan with paper cupcake wrappers. Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full with the batter. Place into a preheated 350 degrees F oven and bake according to the box instructions. It took 15-17 minutes for the ones that I made. The center of each cupcake should bounce back when lightly touched. Remove from the oven and let cool.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 Tub of Cream Cheese Frosting
1-2 Tbsp. Milk
Scoop out all of the frosting from the plastic tub and place it into a large measuring cup or small bowl. Add 1-2 Tbsp. of milk. Stir together by hand or use a beater. The milk helps the frosting to become fluffier and more easy to spread. I always add 1 tbsp. mix together and if needed add a second one. My grandmother taught me this trick when using store bought frosting.
Once the cupcakes are cool spread the frosting over each one. Store them in an airtight container.
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