BEST Banana Bread Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache, an easy banana bread recipe turned into a festive, chocolate cupcake dessert, topped with a delicious homemade ganache. Don't forget the sprinkles!
Ingredients
1stick butter, 1/2 cup, softened
1cupsugar
2eggs, beaten
1 1/2cupsflour
1tsp.baking soda
1/2tsp.salt
1cupmashed bananas, about 3
1/2cupsour cream
1tsp.vanilla
3/4cuppecans, chopped (optional)
3/4cupchocolate chips, good quality
GANACHE:
2/3cupwhipping cream
1cup6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare pans for 24 cupcakes (either grease, or add muffin papers).
In a large bowl, cream the butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and mix well.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt; combine with the butter mixture.
Add the sour cream, bananas, vanilla and pecans; stir well. Gently stir in the chips.
Scoop into prepared cupcake papers and bake for 20 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes.
In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over low heat, just to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted. Let stand about 15 minutes.
Spoon 1 tsp. chocolate mixture onto each cupcake. Garnish with sprinkles!