Banana Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting

I have been wanting to make a cupcake that combined bananas and caramel. My pregnant friend asked if I could fill hers with banana custard! So I made a couple different versions of the same cupcake and believe me they are yummy!

 Banana Cupcakes:

1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick of butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 large bananas mashed

Mix sour cream & baking soda, set aside

Cream butter and brown sugar in mixer

Add eggs and vanilla to mixer, combine

Mix flour, baking powder, & salt, set aside. Mix mashed bananas to sour cream mixture. alternate adding dry ingredients and banana mixture to mixer.

Add batter to cupcake pan! Bake approx. 15 mins.

Once cooled, spread a small amount of caramel (below) on top of each cupcake before frosting!


Salted Caramel Frosting
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp water
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
2 sticks salted butter
1 pkg of cream cheese
1/2 tsp sea salt
3 cups powdered sugar

Stir together sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, cook without stirring until sugar mixture is a dark amber color. Remove from heat, and slowly add heavy cream and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Let cool.

Mix butter, cream cheese,  and salt in mixer. Add powdered sugar and mix. Add caramel, mix on in high until light and fluffy.

Pipe or spread onto cupcakes!

As a garnish I fried banana discs in butter and sugar until golden brown!


Banana Custard

1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
3 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
1 medium banana

In saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually ass milk and stir over medium heat until mixture boils. Cook an additional 2-3 mins. Stir in egg yolks slowly and whisk. Add mashed banana and vanilla and cook until thickened. Cool for 1 hour before using.

Remove centers of cupcake with small knife and fill with custard. Then pipe frosting on top!