Chunky Monkey Cupcakes

2 cup flour

1 cup cocoa

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs (room temp)

Filling:

1/2 cup milk

1 cup sour cream

1 small box of banana cream pudding

½ cup crushed walnuts

Frosting Recipe:

1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream

2 cup powdered sugar

3 teaspoons of imitation banana extract

2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream 

1         Preheat oven to 350°.

2         Place cupcake liners in cupcake pan.

3         Add dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.

4         Sift all dry ingredients together.

5         Mix liquid ingredients together including the eggs.

6         Slowly pour by the cup full the liquid ingredient into the dry ingredients.

7         Beat in mixer until totally combined.

8         Pour batter into lined cupcake pan until 3/4 full.

9         Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes, and cool for 15-20 minutes.

10     Let cool completely.

11     Using a melon baller scoop a hole in the center of the cupcake.

Filling

1         Mix milk, sour cream and walnuts into pudding mix.

2         Fill a pipping bag with pudding mix and pipe it into the middle of the cupcake.

Frosting

1         Mix soft butter with sugar in stand up mixer.

2         Continue to mix at medium speed adding whipping cream.

3         Add in the imitation banana extract.

4         Continue to mix until frosting stands in stiff peaks.

5         Add additional powdered sugar at 1/2 cup at a time until the stiff peaks form and stand.

6         Apply frosting to cupcakes in a pastry bag with star tip.

Top with what ever your theme is, in our case it was movie night!

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