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Banana Nutella Cupcakes

Ingredients

Banana Cake:

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 C. oil
  • 2 ripe bananas mashed
  • 1/2 C. sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract

Nutella Frosting:

  • 1/2 C. butter softened
  • 1/2 C. Nutella
  • 1/4 C. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2-4 Tbsp. milk
  • 2-4 C. powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
  2. 2. Sift cake mix into a large bowl to remove any lumps.
  3. 3. Add eggs, oil, mashed bananas, sour cream and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
  4. 4. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 15-20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
  5. 5. Let cool.
  6. 6. Nutella Frosting: Beat butter and Nutella until smooth, Add cocoa powder, 2 Tbsp. milk and 1 C. powdered sugar and beat again. Continue to slowly add in more powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Add more milk if the frosting becomes too thick.
  7. 7. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with fresh banana slices just before serving!