Though we usually only post one cupcake recipe a month for the Martha Stewart Cupcake Club, we had an optional bonus round for September! The cupcake selection was banana-pecan cupcakes and since I had all of the ingredients on hand, I decided to jump in on the fun!
The full recipe makes 28 cupcakes but I decided to make 1/3 (mainly because the eggs divided by 3 nicely) and got 11 cupcakes. I used my hand mixer and the recipe came together quickly. I did burn the pecans the first time I toasted them but that’s what I get for not setting my oven timer! The recommended frosting is a caramel buttercream, which sounded amazing (and I do hope to try it soon), but I went with the cream cheese frosting we made earlier this month because it was a bit less complicated to throw together and I already knew it was delicious! I also used my Halloween cupcake liners – it’s almost October and I decided that made it ok 🙂
I am not a big pecan fan, but I did try one of the cupcakes and thought it was delicious! Lots of banana flavor, great texture and quite moist. I gave the rest of the cupcakes away this morning so I’ll have to report back when I hear what the recipients thought. This is a terrific book so I definitely recommend picking it up! Though we aren’t posting the recipes on our sites, you can find it here if you want to give it a shot; be sure to visit our site to check out the other bakers’ cupcakes!
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Oh, these look so great. I love the wrappers…maybe I should go up and start getting out Halloween decor (it is October tomorrow after all) and put those around instead of reading…maybe. I love the swirly frosting and I am sure the cream cheese was a great choice with these. I am also thrilled to have something else to do with overripe bananas as all I ever do is make banana bread. Boring. Your cupcakes look great! Always fun baking with you around.
Tracey! I thought the cupcakes were great as well! Super moist and flavorful! I did increase the brown sugar and cinnamon and I think that made a tad difference! 😉 And yeah, I skipped the caramel buttercream frosting.
Yours look super awesome!
Thanks for doing the bonus challenge with us this month! Can’t say this enough, you are FABULOUS!
I love your cupcake!
Now why didnt i think of cream cheese frosting? I went for that crazy SMB frosting and totally bombed!
I agree, the book is great! Love you photos!!!
I think I actually like the sound of the cream cheese frosting better! And I love the cupcake liners- so cute. Definitely not too early for Halloween!
Picture perfect Tracey.
They look great. Perfect frosting too. I bet these tasted great with the cream cheese. I really liked the caramel but it was a lot of work.
Tracey – how FUN! These look amazing – and good choice on the frosting. Cream cheese was definitely a better choice (IMO) for these cupcakes! They look amazing – and LOVE the liners… I need to get into the halloween mode soon!
They look really good. Cream cheese frosting is my favorite followed by chocolate cream cheese as a close second, lol!
Oh, I forgot to add that I love that cookbook too. Some of the cupcakes are really beautiful in there!
Oooh, now I wish I’d saved some ripe bananas to make those in time for the challenge. You can never go wrong with the MS cream cheese frosting, but I’d love to try the caramel frosting. Beautiful cupcakes!
Tracey! I love the halloween cupcake liners! I cant seem to find any at the local stores that I buy my liners at. Guess I’ll have to try online!
Should have totally went the caramel buttercream. So yummy. I wanted more of it, but I knew for me and the [non]exercise getting done that I needed to to eat just one. haha.
Those look fantastic, Tracey. I love the fact we no longer HAVE to cover the whole top with frosting. Sooo much easier.
Love the cream cheese frosting. Bet it was tasty.
Glad you ended up making them.
Yum banana pecan! That frosting looks stunning!
What tip do you use for your piping? Your cupcakes always look so perfectly frosted. I really wanted to do these- looks like I am going to have to get to them!
Your cupcakes look wonderful! Love the liners! I’ve got to find some fun liners!
Hey, it’s never too late to use Halloween liners! I just bought some and I can’t wait to use them!
Nice pics too!
Cute!! Love the cupcake liners and your frosting is beautiful. I went with chocolate–isn’t everything better with chocolate??
Love, love, love your pictures! And I am going to try cream cheese frosting next time!
I love your pumpkin liners!
Katie xox
Beautiful… Those cupcakes look amazing! I could use a few of those today.
Thought I’d finally weigh in! These were a hit! First took a couple to my sister’s to rave reviews, then (after putting one aside for Becky) the rest disappeared from my office almost as soon as I set them out. Becky gave a big thumbs up as well. I think a big part of the reason these were so popular was the pairing with the cream cheese frosting.The flavor was great in the cupcake too, but not overpowering. They did look great as well, but I don’t know how much I (or anbody in our office) really cares about that lol. Thanks again!
I LOOOOOOVE anything banana and I especially LOVE anything Halloween (love those wrappers!), so these cupakes are a big winner for me! I’m glad you liked them, even with the pecans!
That cream cheese frosting looks so incredible. I really need to get the MSC book. These look like they would be a big hit in my house, and really easy to convert to an alternative sweetener. Beautiful!