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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
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2. Sift cake mix and cinnamon into a small bowl and set aside.
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3. In a separate small bowl, finely mash bananas using an fork. Add baking soda and lemon juice, stir, and set aside.
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4. In a large bowl, gently whisk oil, eggs, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla extract together.
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5. Add bananas to the wet ingredients and stir.
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6. Add cake mix and stir until smooth.
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7. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 15-22 minutes, or until and inserted knife comes out clean.
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8. Chocolate Swirl Frosting: Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter for 2 minutes. Scrape down bowl and add vanilla extract. Slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Remove from mixing bowl and place in a small bowl. No need to wash your mixing bowl, the chocolate buttercream will mix right in!
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9. Chocolate Buttercream: Beat butter for 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and cocoa powder. Slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
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10. To swirl the frosting, you will need 3 piping bags. Bag #1, fill with some of your cream cheese frosting (do not put in too much). Bag #2, fill with some of your chocolate buttercream (again, not too much). Bag 3, fill with your desired piping tip, then fit Bags 1 & 2 into it. This will take a little finessing, but you can do it! (See photo)
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11. Pipe onto cooled cupcake and top with sanding sugar and fresh banana slices.