This month I'm guest hosting the Martha Stewart Cupcake Club (MSCC) and I chose roasted banana cupcakes on page 140-141. As you know I love bananas and I was intrigued by roasting the bananas first before adding it to the batter. Martha says it gives the cupcakes a more pronounced banana flavour and keeps the cakes very moist. All I can say is she is right! These cupcakes are absolutely delicious even if you don't like bananas! The honey cinnamon frosting is absolutely divine and pairs well with the banana cupcake. Definitely one to make again.
If you are interested in joining in MSCC, click on the link for more information. There is no official membership so you can just link up on the day. Posting day is always the 15th of the month. The summer assignments have already been chosen and they are:
JULY 15 - Apricot Glazed Black and White Cheesecakes
AUGUST 15 - Blackberry-Cornmeal Cupcakes
Roast 3 ripe bananas in a hot oven for approximately 15mins 
After roasting - the peels will darken which is to be expected. Note to self - remember to line the tray first! 
Banana cupcake batter on left. Whipped egg white on the right. Fold egg white into the batter. 
ready to go in the oven 
Pipe seven scallops around the perimeter of the cupcake... 
... and a star in the centre. 
My piping was terrible!! My frosting was quite soft and it didn't quite hold its shape. 
Luckily the bananas cover most of it :) 
They are so pretty! Nice idea with roasted bananas.
ReplyDeleteThanks - they were delicious!
DeleteThese sounds really good. I love roasted banana and caramel and cinnamon. Winning combo! I like the pipign too.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I tried this as I'll definitely be making it again :)
DeleteLove it! Roasted banana and cinnamon.ummm. super yummy!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a winning combination :)
DeleteLovely banana cupcakes & great recipe too! Wonderful! :)
ReplyDeleteYou can't resist a challenge can you Ros? I'd be up for this one if it wasn't for the chocolate ;-)
ReplyDeleteCupcakes look delicious. I've been caramelising mine before baking recently which I guess has a similar effect to roasting. The honey and cinnamon frosting sounds gorgeous.
LOL me and my challenges ;-) I'm glad I did this as these cupcakes were divine!! I have a confession - I ate some leftover frosting for breakfast :)
DeleteHoney and cinnamon frosting on a banana cupcake sounds (and looks) delicious!
ReplyDeleteThey were amazingly delicious... wish I still had some left!
DeleteOooh, these sound fabulous! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWOW, Looks LOVELY :D
ReplyDeleteOh, love it! Great technique.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteThese look great - I love the way you have done the piping and the chunks of banana. Absolutely scrummy! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! They were absolutely scrummy indeed - disappeared quicker than you can say roasted banana cupcakes with honey and cinnamon frosting! :)
DeleteYour cupcakes turned out amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm going to check yours out now :)
DeleteI like the idea of roasting the bananas before using them, yum!
ReplyDeleteThey worked brilliantly!
DeleteThese look fab - love, love, LOVE the idea of roasted banana
ReplyDeleteIt worked brilliantly - do give it a go. I'm definitely making this again :)
DeleteHi Baking Addict!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for selecting the Roasted Banana Cupcakes! I'm sorry I'm so late with posting this month, but these were definitely a keeper! Yours look great! I really enjoyed the roasting of the bananas and will definitely do that again!
Hope to see you next month!
xo
Rachel