Banana Crumb Snack Cake Cupcakes

Banana Crumb Snack Cake Cupcakes – snack cake cupcakes bursting with bananas and cinnamon, and capped with a delicious crumb topping; a perfect marriage of banana bread and banana cake.

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When I stumbled across Banana Crumb Snack Cake on Fresh April Flours, I knew this was a recipe I HAD to make! With my sister’s birthday approaching and her shared love for banana cake, a banana snack cake was the obvious choice.

I decided to turn the Banana Crumb Snack Cake into Banana Crumb Snack Cake Cupcakes. I am partial to the convenience of cupcakes as a baker, eater, and cupcake lover; plus I like to mix things up a bit. I didn't change much from the original recipe except substituting buttermilk with 1% milk and transforming the cake into cupcakes.

I have an awesome fan favorite Very Banana Cupcakes recipe (and one my sis adores too) but really wanted to give the Banana Crumb Snack Cake a spin. It looks positively delicious AND the crumb topping on the banana cake is a MUST try in my book.

Thankfully, these snack cake cupcakes are a delicious decision! I gave a half dozen to my sister for her birthday and my hubby took the rest to work and these bad boys received nothing but positive reviews!

The best way to describe Banana Crumb Snack Cake Cupcakes is if banana bread and banana cupcakes had a baby; these cupcakes would be that baby. They're denser than traditional cake, but lighter and fluffier than traditional banana bread.

Banana Crumb Snack Cake Cupcakes are moist and bursting with bananas! They are oh-so-banana-y with 3-medium bananas mashed into smithereens and mixed into the batter. And of course, no banana bread, cake, or cupcakes would be complete without cinnamon! Cinnamon is always a MUST addition; it adds to the lovely flavor.

One of my absolute favorite aspects of these snack cupcakes is the crumble topping! It is an absolute MUST! It has a fabulous flavor and texture that gives the cupcakes a little pep in their step and is a nice, flavorful variation from buttercream.

Banana Crumb Snack Cake is supposedly similar to Entenmann’s Banana Crunch Cake, however, I’ve never had Entenmann's cake before so I cannot attest to that. If you’ve had Entenmann's Banana Crunch Cake, what do you think?

Banana Crumb Snack Cake Cupcakes are super fabulous! You MUST try them!

Banana Crumb Snack Cake Cupcakes

Snack cake cupcakes bursting with bananas and cinnamon, and capped with a crumb topping.

Servings 18 cupcakes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

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Crumb Topping

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Banana Cupcakes

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 and ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup unsalted butter, soften to room temperature
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 3 medium bananas, mashed

Instructions

 

Crumb Topping

• In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, and salt; whisk until combined. Drizzle melted and cooled butter over the mixture.
• Using a spatula or your hands stir and break up chunks until a sandy crumb forms. Set aside.

Banana Cupcakes

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
• In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• In a measuring cup or small bowl, mix together milk and vanilla extract. Set aside.
• In a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugars on medium speed, about 2-3 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time; mixing until fully combined.
• Slowly add half of flour mixture and half of milk mixture to wet ingredients; mix until combined. Add remaining flour and milk mixtures; mix until combined. Add mashed bananas; mix until combined.
• Scoop batter into cupcake liners – no more than ⅔ full, or use a #24 disher to scoop batter. Sprinkle tops with crumb topping, making sure to completely cover and evenly distribute.
• Bake for 16-20 minutes. Mine baked perfectly at 18 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center of the cupcake, if it comes out clean it is done. Remove cupcakes from the oven and allow cupcakes to cool in the cupcake pan for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Eat & Enjoy!

Notes

Store Banana Crumb Snack Cake Cupcakes in an airtight container; will keep for 3+ days.

Recipe from Fresh April Flours.

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