You know the story, your lovely ripe bananas have been neglected, they develop those black spots and you plan to do something with them and next thing you look and they are black smelly specimens fit only for the bin - well I have to admit I used them and what's more I'm glad I did!! I'm not sure if it was the fact that the bananas were so sweet or that I used a really fantastic recipe (I'm thinking the latter!) but I made the nicest banana based buns/muffins/cakes/breads I have ever made.
No big surprise when I say that the recipe came from Nigella's "How to be a Domestic Goddess", she really does come up trumps time and time again. They are her Banana, Cherry and White-Chocolate Cupcakes (I was out of dried cherries and used cranberries, they worked perfectly).
All I can say is that you should hide your bananas where nobody will find them, will them to over-ripeness (or put them in a paper bag with some other fruit) and make these little beauties - they are that good!!
Banana, Cranberry and White Chocolate Buns
125g butter
200g caster sugar
1tsp vanilla
3 very ripe bananas - mashed
4 tbsp sour cream
2 large eggs
1 tsp bread (bicarbonate of) soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
300g plain flour
40g dried cranberries, chopped
50g white chocolate, chopped
Preheat oven to 180 C
Line a muffin tin with paper cases
Melt the butter, remove from the heat and add the sugar, vanilla and mashed bananas.
Stir in the sour cream and the eggs. Mix well.
Add the bread (bicarbonate of) soda and the baking powder and stir in well.
Stir in the flour, cranberries and chocolate.
Blend being very careful not to over mix.
Divide between the muffin cases.
Bake for about 20 mins until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Enjoy.
13 comments:
Snap! I have a banana loaf lined up to post about this week, I made it at the weekend. These look gorgeous! I never tried this recipe, I love the idea of white chocolate! I hardly ever have over ripe bananas, I must buy extra next time and try these! x
lovely recipe although my mum would have kittens if I made anything with bananas not using her recipe!!!
Mmmm! Banana bread! Even better with white or semi-sweet chocolate! Kudos, my dear!
I love this banana cake, look delicious! I can smell! gloria
This is how I love to get my Pottasiums...:) Thanks for the wishes and a great cake recipe...
What an awesome combination! Yum!!
these sound so good for breakfast! :D
Banana bread/muffins are the only way I will eat bananas...these sound deslish. Hungry now!
Oh wow, love it. I'm a little tired of plain old banana bread, but this sounds anything but plain.
Don't forget where you hid the bananas though! My belief is bananas are useable until they grow mould.
Mmmmmmmm, that sounds good, although I never have left over bananas as my baby loves them, especially when they are mixed with avocado or mixed into porridge. I would have to buy extra bananas, but I think this recipe is worth it :)
We all have those banana's I do freeze mine and when I have enough I make banana bread, I use Nigella's banana bread recipe. I have not seen that recipe for the cupcake, it sounds delicious, I will have to try it, and I think cranberries sounds like a good substitute!
I love it when my bananas go ripe, it's an excuse to bake! You just can't go wrong with Nigella and one of my favourite recipes is her Banana and Butterscotch muffins from Nigella Express!
Your muffins look yummy.
Maria
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