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Candied Pecan Banana Cupcake Recipe. Easy stove top candied pecans crumbled on top of cream cheese frosting, drizzled with butterscotch on top of a sweet banana cupcake! | thesugarcoatedcottage.com, candied pecans, cream cheese frosting, butterscotch, banana, recipe, cupcake. #cupcake #recipe
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Candied Pecan Banana Cupcake Recipe

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Candied Pecan Banana Cupcake Recipe. Easy stove top candied pecans crumbled on top of cream cheese frosting, drizzled with butterscotch on top of a sweet banana cupcake!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 24 minutes
Total Time 54 minutes
Servings: 12 -14 cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cupcake
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • CUPCAKES:
  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs room temp
  • 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cups mashed ripe banana about 3 large
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temp
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temp
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • CANDIED PECANS:
  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • GARNISH:
  • Butterscotch jarred or check post for link to great homemade recipe.

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Line cupcake tray with liners (this recipe makes 12-14 cupcakes)
  3. CUPCAKES:
  4. In bowl of mixer add in all the dry ingredients.
  5. Add in the eggs, oil and vanilla, mix until just combined.
  6. Add in the bananas and stream in the milk.
  7. Mix until just combined and batter is formed.
  8. Pour into prepared muffin tin.
  9. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  10. Let cool completely.
  11. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
  12. Cream butter and cream cheese
  13. Add in the vanilla
  14. Slowly, mixer on low, add in the powdered sugar 2 Tbsp at a time
  15. Mix until completely combined
  16. CANDIED PECANS:
  17. Put brown sugar, water, salt and cinnamon in medium pan.
  18. Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves and the mixture bubbles.
  19. Add pecans, cook 4 additional minutes, stir to coat pecans in sugar mixture.
  20. Remove from heat and pour onto parchment line cook sheet.
  21. Let cool completely.
  22. Break or chop into pieces.
  23. GARNISH:
  24. Butterscotch, jarred or check post for link to great homemade recipe.
  25. ASSEMBLY:
  26. Line up cupcakes.
  27. Using Ateco 808 tip (or similar) pipe the frosting onto the cupcake.
  28. Sprinkle with candied pecans.
  29. Drizzle with butterscotch

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