Nonna K.

1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil 3/4 Cup Sugar 1 large Egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 Cup all purpose Flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp. baking soda 2/3 Cup whole Buttermilk Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line up 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners. In a large bowl, mix oil, sugar, egg and vanilla extract with a medium speed mixed, until smooth. In another bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Reduce mixer speed to low, and add the flour mixture, alternating with the butter milk Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, a toothpick inserted should come out clean.  Let completely cook before frosting. Berry Nutty Chocolate Icing 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder 1/2 Cup Confectioners's sugar 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, softened 1/4 Cup Chocolate Hazelnut spread, such as Nutella 1/4 Cup Seedless Raspberry Preserves 2 to 3 Tbsp. Hot Water. In a large bowl, beat coco, sugar and butter at medium speed, until it forms a paste.  Add the hazelnut and rasp...

BANANA CREAM FILLING 1 1/4 Cups of mashed Bananas (about 2 small bananas) 1 tsp. fresh Lemon Juice 1/4 cup Powder Sugar 3 oz. Cream Cheese, softened  3 Tbsp. Heavy Cream CUPCAKES 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Fluor 1 tsp. Baking Powder 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda 1/2 tsp. Nutmeg 1/2 tsp. Salt44 1/2 Cup granulated Sugar 1/4 Cup packed light brown Sugar 1/2 Cup Salted butter, softened 1/4 Cup Whole Milk 2 large Eggs 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract BUTTERCREAM 1/2 Cup Salted Butter, softened 3 Tbsp. Cream Cheese, softened 1/4 tsp. Vanilla Extract 1/8 tsp. Salt 3 Cups Powdered Sugar 4 Tbsp. Heave Cream 2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, melted. TO PREPARE THE BANANA CREAM FILLING In a small bowl, mix together the banana with the lemon until smooth. Then in a medium bowl, combine the powder sugar with the cream cheese and the heavy cream with an Separate one half cup of the banana mixture for filling, the rest will be used later, TO PREPARE THE CUPCAKES Pre-Heat the oven to 350.  Whisk together the flour, ba...