Saturday 3 July 2010

Banana split cupcakes

A little while ago I saw a recipe for banana split cupcakes on Cupcake Corner's blog and I was keen to give them a go as I was curious about putting strawberry and banana together. So I bought some yellow colouring and found some cute little cupcake cases in Lakeland, perfect for the recipe.

I've never coloured batter before so I was a little anxious about it, but the recipe itself came together really nicely and the instructions were easy to follow. I split the batter, put in the banana and strawberry extra and then coloured the batter. I was happy with how it was looking, though perhaps the yellow is a little too yellow? Perhaps.

I put them in the oven for about 20 minutes and when they came out they smelt delicious. I love how you can see the colours peaking through.

Time to decorate. Now my decoration seems to be my downfall but I must say I was pleased with the frosting and the piping, and with the cupcake case I think it all came together nicely.

Now for the moment of truth...did the 'split' between colours work?....

Hurrah! It worked. Ben and I quickly sampled them and Ben said they were the best cupcakes i've ever made - double hurrah! I would definately recommend this recipe, and Cupcake Corner - it's full of lovely recipes.

9 comments:

  1. Oh wow they look and sound lovely! I tried making vegan banana split cupcakes but they didnt go down so well... Will have to try this out instead. Good job!

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  2. Thank you :) I'd definately recommend them!

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  3. They look gorgeous..and the cases are so cute!!

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  4. Aw thank you for recommending me hehe :) im glad you enjoyed the banana split cupcakes!! :D yours look delish!

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  5. These look good but they'd look even better with two-tone icing! Someone needs to learn how to do it...

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  6. These look good! I'm sure it tasted great. Did you use a plain vanilla frosting?

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  7. Yep, good ole vanilla. I thought it'd be the best flavour to go with the cupcake :)
    They tasted delicious :)

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  8. They look delicious! Way to go!

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  9. I love the idea of these cupcakes!! I must give them a try!!

    I have a give away over at my blog, you should pop along and enter if you fancy winning a gourmet advent calender!

    Katie xox

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