Banana Chocolate Chips Cupcake

Ingredients:
115g butter ~ room temp
100g light/dark brown sugar
150g granulated sugar
3 large eggs ~ room temp
1-1/2 cups mashed banana (abt 4 very ripe)
2 tsp vanilla extract
250g All-Purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt ~ if using unsalted butter
120ml buttermilk (1/2 tbsp lemon juice in a measuring cup & fill the rest up with milk)
180g mini or regular semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 170 deg C.  Line muffin pans with liners & set aside.
2. Using handheld beat the butter, brown sugar & granulated sugar together in a large bowl on medium speed until creamed (abt 2-3 mins).
3. With the mixer running on low speed, add the eggs - one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add the mashed bananas & vanilla extract, beating on low speed for abt 1 min.
5. Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon & salt together in a medium bowl.  Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 additions; alternate add the milk and ends with flour.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips.  Spoon the batter evenly into cupcake liners (weight at 55-60g).  
7. Bake at 18-20 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.  Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

210g confectioners sugar

21g unsweetened cocoa powder

115g butter ~ room temp

2 tbsp heavy cream

Sift together the confectioners' sugar & cocoa powder to assure there are no lumps.  Set aside.  With handheld, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy (abt 2 mins).  Gradually add the sifted sugar/coca powder alternately with the heavy cream & vanilla.  Beat on low speed after each addition.  Once all added, beat on high speed until creamy & combined for atleast 2 mins.

Peanut Butter Frosting

185g creamy peanut butter

60g butter ~ room temp

90g confectioners' sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 tbsp heavy cream

With a handheld, beat the peanut butter & butter on medium speed until creamy & completely smooth (abt 3 mins).  Add the confectioners' sugar & vanilla.  Mix on medium until combined.  Add the cream on mix on high until creamy atleast 2 mins.