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Banana cupcakes with coconut and chocolate icing

Here is a quick and mouth watering banana cupcake recipe. It is good to use ripe bananas - I had some leftover bananas on my kitchen bench I thought I would use before they go totally black. I searched for a cupcake recipe and found so many yummy ones on this website - www.taste.com.au



As I try to follow my clean-eating lifestyle, I usually substitute some ingredients in the original recipes with a healthier alternative and make them more 'mine'. I also made my own icing without butter.

 

INGREDIENTS:
  • 2/3 cup self-raising flour (it's about 11 tablespoons of flour)
  • 1/3 cup plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup desiccated coconut
  • 100g butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 small ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup syrup or natural juice of any fruit (pineapple, apple, orange - I used lemon)
For icing: 
  • 175g Greek yogurt
  • 100g dark chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1/3 cup icing sugar
  • sprinkles
INSTRUCTIONS: 
  • Preheat oven to 180C. 
  • Line a 12-hole medium muffin pan with paper cases.
  • Sift flours, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon into large bowl. Stir in sugar and coconut and make a well in the centre.
  • Add eggs, butter, banana and pineapple to the dry ingredients and fold together with a rubber spatula. 
  • Spoon into paper cases. 
  • Bake for 25 minutes or until the cakes spring back when gently touched.
  • Leave in the pan for 5 minuntes then lift them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For icing: 
  • Melt dark chocolate with double boiler method - fill bigger saucepan with water and put the smaller bowl on top. Break dark chocolate to little chunks and stir constantly until melted.
  • Let the melted chocolate to cool for couple of minutes before adding Greek yogurt and icing sugar.
  • Mix it until smooth and creamy. 
  • Spread icing over cakes. 
  • Sprinkle the tops.



I love using bananas in baking - they make cakes moist and are a good alternative for sugar. The chocolate icing came out smooth and creamy, for a thicker texture it is better to keep them refrigerated for a couple of hours. I left mine out instead as I liked the soft result I got.
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  1. ♥ SHA11 January 2015 at 09:43

    They look delicious :) xo

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  2. Josie11 January 2015 at 14:13

    These look sooo delish! x

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  3. Danielle11 January 2015 at 17:00

    these look amazing!!

    xx danielle // shades of danielle // bloglovin

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  4. The Fashion Panda12 January 2015 at 01:26

    Mmmm this looks so so delish ! :)


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  5. Colli12 January 2015 at 07:54

    That topping looks sooo yummy!! Loove it! I can't resist choclate...but who can?

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    Would be really really happy to welcome you on my blog and maybe as my latest follower!
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  6. Stella12 January 2015 at 13:52

    They look super delicious!
    Unfortunately my baking skills are non existent! haha
    Have a beautiful week!
    x
    Stella from a A Shiny Place

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  7. Nikki14 January 2015 at 01:18

    These look amazing!!! :) X

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  8. Anna and Klaudia14 January 2015 at 10:43

    mmm!! delicious <333

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  9. Jointy&Croissanty14 January 2015 at 11:09

    They look so appetizing! Thanks for the recipe:)

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