Dessert for 12
Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
$4.29for 450 minServes 12
Moist banana cupcakes bake with chocolate chips, cool, and receive a sweet cream cheese frosting.
Photo: cookingclassy.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 7 oz | $2.80Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
 | Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 0.45 lb | $0.28Typical price |
| Buttermilk$0.05/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.21Typical price |
 | Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.68Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.87 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$1.07 per serving$4.29 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup mashed overripe chiquita bananas
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
- 1 1/2 chiquita bananas sliced (optional)
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
- Beat the butter and sugar until creamy, then beat in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
- Mix in the bananas and buttermilk, then stir in the dry ingredients and chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter among the cups and bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until firm in the centers.
- Cool the cupcakes for 20 minutes, then beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla and frost them.
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