chocolate banana cupcakes

Ingredients

1. ⅔ cup sugar
2. 1 large egg
3. ½ teaspoon vanilla
4. ½ cup mashed ripe banana
5. ¼ cup olive oil
6. ⅓ cup milk
7. 1 and ½ cups flour
8. ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
9. 1 teaspoon baking powder
10. ¼ teaspoon salt
11. 1 cup grated and squeezed zucchini
12. ¾ cup chocolate chips
13. Chocolate frosting:
14. 200g butter, at room temperature
15. 200g powdered sugar
16. 150g dark chocolate
17. 1 tablespoon sprinkles for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C (350F).
2. Whisk sugar, egg and vanilla well.
3. Add in mashed banana and mix well.
4. Pour olive oil and milk. Whisk.
5. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a bowl and add this mixture to the wet mixture. Mix well with a spatula.
6. Fold in grated zucchini and chocolate chips and stir.
7. Share into the muffin liners.
8. Bake for 25 minutes and let them cool.
9. Meanwhile prepare the frosting.
10. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over simmering water and let it cool.
11. Whisk sugar and butter very well on high speed for about 5 minutes.
12. Pour melted chocolate in it and mix well.
13. Pipe frosting over the cupcakes once they are cooled and garnish with sprinkles.

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