Chunky Monkey Cupcakes

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat together butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in bananas, then eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
• 4 add vanilla.
• 5 sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt and add alternately with buttermilk to mixture.
• 6 beat just until blended.
• 7 stir in chocolate chips.
• 8 divide batter evenly among 24 paper lined muffin cups.
• 9 in a small bowl, combine walnuts, cinnamon and 2 t brown sugar and sprinkle over tops of cupcakes.
• 10 bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• 11 let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.