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Chocolate Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes

Ingredients

Chocolate Banana Cake:

  • 1 box Devil's Food cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 C. oil
  • 3 bananas mashed
  • 1/2 C. milk or buttermilk
  • 1/4 C. sour cream or plain yogurt optional
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract

Chocolate Buttercream:

  • 1 C. butter softened
  • 1/2 C. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp. milk
  • 3-4 C. powdered sugar

Banana Cream Filling:

  • 1 small pkg. banana cream instant pudding mix jello mix
  • 2 C. heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pan with cupcake liners.
  2. 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
  3. 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, bananas, milk, sour cream and vanilla extract until smooth.
  4. 4. Stir in cake mix until smooth.
  5. 5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
  6. 5. Chocolate Buttercream: Beat butter until smooth. Add cocoa, vanilla and milk and beat again. Slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
  7. 6. Filling: Using a whisk attachment on your Kitchen Aid or hand mixer, whip cream and pudding mix until stiff peaks form.
  8. 7. To Assemble: Pipe a ring of chocolate buttercream around the edge of the cooled cupcakes. Then use a food scoop or a spoon to place the filling in the middle.
  9. 8. Ta-Dah! These are amazing, so go give them out before you take a bite of one, or else you'll eat them ALL.