Best 6 Caydens Chunky Monkey Cupcakes Recipes

CHUNKY MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners., Beat first five ingredients until well blended. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into banana mixture. Fold in chocolate chunks., Fill prepared cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, beat cream cheese, peanut butter and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency. Spread over cupcakes. If desired, sprinkle with peanuts. Refrigerate leftovers.

CAYDEN'S CHUNKY MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans and set aside.
• 2. Mix bananas, eggs, oil, water, extract, cake mix and 3/4 box of pudding mix together and beat for 2 minutes. Stir in coconut and chips. Scoop into cupcake pans 2/3 full. Bake for about 25 minutes or until they test done. Set aside to cool.
• 3. Chill mixer bowl and wire whip in fridge. Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Add the remaining pudding mix and continue beating until medius peaks form. Pipe a swirl on top of cupcakes. I topped them with chocolate covered banana chips. Enjoy!

CHUNKY MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
• Beat in bananas, then eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
• Add vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt and add alternately with buttermilk to mixture.
• Beat just until blended.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Divide batter evenly among 24 paper lined muffin cups.
• In a small bowl, combine walnuts, cinnamon and 2 T brown sugar and sprinkle over tops of cupcakes.
• Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHUNKY MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Mash bananas with milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Mix butter and sugar together with a spatula until creamy. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time, then whisk in the banana mixture. Add walnuts, chocolate, and the flour mixture. Mix batter with a spatula until no dry spots remain.
• Fill muffin cups to the top with batter, then distribute excess batter as needed. Tap pan against the counter to expel any air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Let cupcakes cool to room temperature, at least 20 minutes.
• Pour hot cream over chocolate chips in a bowl. Let sit for a few minutes, then whisk, increasing speed gradually, until color is uniform. Spread ganache over the cooled cupcakes and garnish with banana chips. Refrigerate to firm up the frosting, if desired.

MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare batter and bake according to package directions for cupcakes; cool completely., Set aside 1/4 cup frosting. Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting. With a serrated knife, cut off and discard a fourth of each vanilla wafer. Place a wafer on each cupcake, with the rounded edge of wafer near edge of cupcake, for face. Add dots of black gel for nostrils. With red gel, pipe on mouths., Place M&M's above wafers for eyes; add dots of black gel for pupils. Using reserved frosting and a #16 star tip, pipe hair. Carefully separate cookies; cut each in half. Position one on each side of cupcakes for ears.

MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For ears, make 2 small horizontal slits with a paring knife in opposite sides of 1 cupcake, just above paper liner, and then partially insert a wafer into each slit. Frost cupcake and wafers. Repeat, reserving remaining frosting.
• Roll fondant to a 1/8-inch thickness. For each cupcake, cut out 1 round at 2 inches and 2 rounds at 7/8 inch; cut a straight edge on each 7/8-inch round. Using flower-shaped cutter, cut out 1 flower from fondant; cut off 2 petals, creating straight edges. For eyes, press the 2 petal pieces at top of each cupcake. For mouth, overlap bottom of eyes with 2-inch round. Place the 7/8-inch rounds on ears, straight sides in. Pipe pupils, nose, and mouth with reserved frosting, above.