Elvis Cupcakes – Banana & Peanut Butter Cupcakes with a
Chocolate Drizzle
Inspired by Elvis’s favourite sandwich, these delicious banana cupcakes are topped with a
swirl of creamy peanut butter frosting, decorated with a sprinkle of salted peanuts and a
drizzle of chocolate!
Ingredients
Banana Cupcakes
1 x 400g Delicious Alchemy vanilla sponge mix
140g unsalted butter or dairy free alternative
3 large eggs
200g ripe banana, mashed
Peanut Butter Frosting
80g butter or dairy free alternative
100g smooth peanut butter
300g icing sugar
1½ tbsp milk or dairy free alternative
Decoration
50g salted peanuts
40g dark chocolate
5g butter or dairy free alternative
Method
For the cake
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan. Line a cupcake tin with 12 paper cases.
Make sure your butter is soft. Place the vanilla cake mix, butter and eggs into a large bowl.
Mash the banana until only a few lumps remain and add to the bowl. Beat together with an
electric whisk for 15 seconds. Stop, scrape down the bowl and mix for a further 10 seconds.
Divide the mixture between the cupcake cases, filling three-quarters full. Bake for 18 minutes
until risen and springy to the touch.
Leave to cool in the tin for 3 minutes before lifting out and leaving to cool completely.
For the frosting
In a large bowl, beat the butter with a spatula or electric whisk until it is soft and smooth. Add
the peanut butter and mix well until combined.
Sift in half the icing sugar and mix well until incorporated. Sift over the remaining icing sugar
and mix well, adding the milk as required, to create a soft spreadable icing. Beat well to
make it light and fluffy.
To decorate
Spoon the peanut butter buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle. Pipe
swirls of icing on the top of the cupcakes. Alternatively you can spread it on using a butter
knife.
Roughly chop the peanuts and sprinkle a few over the buttercream. Melt the chocolate and
stir in the butter. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the cupcakes using a small
piping bag or spoon.
Makes 12 cupcakes