BANANA SPLIT CUPCAKES

Cupcakes
2 1/2 Cups All-purpose Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
12 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter or Blue Bonnet  at room temp.
2 1/2 Cups Sugar
6 Eggs
1 Cup Plus 2 Tablespoons Butter Milk or can use Regular Milk
11/3 Cups Mashed Ripe Bananas

Filling:
1 Lb. Strawberries, hulled and diced small
2 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
12 oz. Crushed Pineapple, drained

Frosting:
16 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
1 Cup (2 sticks) Butter, softened
1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
3 Cups Powdered Sugar, sifted

Ganache:
8 oz. Chocolate, chopped
1 Cup Heavy Cream
1 Tablspoon Light Corn Syrup

Garnish:
Multi-colored Sprinkles
Maraschino Cherries

To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350° F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt; whisk together and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium low and add in eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix in the mashed banana until well combined. With the mixer on low speed alternately add the dry ingredients and buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients and mixing only until just incorporated.
Divide the batter between the prepared cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 to ¾ full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20-22 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan 5-10 minutes, then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the strawberry filling, combine the strawberries and confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl. Toss well, smashing slightly with a fork. Allow the berries to soften in the liquid at least 20-30 minutes.
To fill the cupcakes, cut a small cone out of the center of each cupcake with a paring knife . the excess .cake can be throwen away or ate.Add a teaspoon or two of the strawberry filling to the center of each cupcake. Top with a teaspoon or two of the crushed pineapple, filling to the top of the cupcake.
To make the frosting, using an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and beat just to combine. Slowly add sifted powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round tip. Pipe a swirl of the whipped cream onto each filled cupcake, covering the filling. Transfer the filled and frosted cupcakes to the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 minutes.
To make the ganache, place the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Bring the cream to a simmer over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat and pour the hot cream over the chocolate; let stand 1-2 minutes. Whisk together until a thick, smooth ganache forms. Blend in the corn syrup. Let stand at room temperature at least 10 minutes so the ganache is not hot.
To finish the cupcakes, pour a spoonful of the ganache over the frosting topping of each cupcake. Garnish with sprinkles and maraschino cherries before the glaze sets. Chill the assembled cupcakes until ready to serve.

PINEAPPLE CUPCAKES WITH MARSHMALLOW CREAM FROSTING

1 Box Yellow Cake Mix
20 oz. Can Crushed Pineapple with Juice (do not drain)

Combine ingredients in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed. Pour into cupcake papers about 2/3 full and bake according to directions on box for cupcakes. Set aside and let these cool.

Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
20 oz Can Pineapple with Juice, make sure you drain it good
3/4 Cup Marshmallow Cream

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix with a hand mixer until well blended. Spread over cooled cupcakes and refrigerate until ready to eat.

COCONUT CUPCAKES WITH COCONUT CHOC. FROSTING

2 1/4 Cups Self-Rising Flour
1/2 Cup Sweetened Flaked Coconut
11/2 Sticks Unsaled Butter, softened
11/2 Cups Sugar
3 Large Eggs
1/2 Teaspoon Coconut Extract or Vanilla Extract
3/4 Cups Light Coconut Milk not Cream of Coconut

Coconut White Chocolate Frosting
1 Cup (6oz.) White Chocolate Baking Chips
1/2 Cup Of Unsalted Butter, softened
1 Box (8oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
21/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
Garnish, sweetened flaked coconut toasted

Heat oven to 350. Line 24 muffins cups with cupcake papers. Put flour in bowl and add the coconut. Set aside. Beat butter and suger in a large bowl until creamy around 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time until blended. Add the coconut extract. With mixer on low speed blend in the flour mixture with the coconut milk a little at a time. Beat just until blended. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter into each liner. Bake 20 to 23 minutes.

Frosting:
Melt white baking chips in a small glass bowl in microwave as package directs. Beat butter, cream cheese and coconut extract  in a large bowl until creamy and blended. Beat in melted white chcolate until blended. On low speed, gradually beat in confectioners sugar. Spread 2 Tablespoons frosting on each cupcake and garnish with toasted coconut.