BEST Banana Bread Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache
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
- 1 stick butter, 1/2 cup, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup mashed bananas, about 3
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3/4 cup pecans, chopped (optional)
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips, good quality
GANACHE:
- 2/3 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup 6 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!