happy new(tella) year.

THE ADVENTURE
Banana cupcakes with Nutella frosting.  I had decided to do some sort of nutella cupcake as my next project but wasn't sure exactly how I wanted to incorporate it.. should I fill it with nutella, put it on as frosting, add it to the batter??  I did some googling and found a few recipes that paired nutella with banana and decided on this one from another blog.  What made it even more perfect was that I had exactly 3 over ripe bananas like the recipe called for.

HOW IT WENT
I was very excited to make these cupcakes because it was the first time I would get to use my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer!  The process went fairly smoothly, I just needed a little time to figure out how to use it properly.  Only twice did I cause the ingredients to poof out of the bowl, due to making the mixer go too fast too soon.  I have only made jumbo cupcakes and decided that as well as my jumbo ones I wanted to do some bite size cupcakes too!  I baked the jumbo ones first and when those were finished put in the mini ones and guesstimated the time for cooking.  I've gotten much better at knowing when things are ready and not over-baking anymore, so yay me!

Over head view

Jumbo up close

Mini up close

Side by side, I think this picture is just too cute, like mommy cupcake and baby cupcake ;)

YUMMYNESS FACTOR
Now I may be a little biased because I LOVE banana bread but I thought these cupcakes turned out tasting real dang good!  The cupcakes were moist and the frosting was an excellent accompanyment.  I loved the minis, they were so cute and the perfect size to clinch your sweet craving without over-doing it.  I will be making lots of these in the future!  I got pretty good reviews, if you aren't a huge banana fan these may not be for you.  Also, they make for a pretty delicious breakfast.

I'm thinking about starting an online ordering form to really try and get this going.  If you have an event coming up for just are really in the mood for cupcakes I'm your girl!  E-mail me at kellymcdonald09@gmail.com for comments, suggestions, or orders :)

AND I hope everyone has a happy new(tella) year!!!