Banana pudding is a Southern delicacy. I guess it’s like a trifle: layers of Nilla® wafers, sliced banana, and vanilla custard (or pudding). My grandmother normally topped it with meringue. For the record, I do not like meringue.
Today, I attempted a banana pudding cupcake. It started with a vanilla wafer (Fred Meyer brand…not nearly as good as the brand, but $3 a box cheaper) placed in the bottom of the cupcake liner. On top of that, I layered banana cake batter, then vanilla custard (homemade), then more batter. Before popping them in the oven, I sprinkled on some crushed vanilla wafers. After baking and cooling, I topped them with a dab of meringue and a dried banana.
The verdict from home: Cupcake is good. The custard stayed separate and resulted in a filled cupcake. Neither James nor I like the meringue. I don’t know if it’s because neither of us like meringue or because I can’t make a decent meringue. We’ll see what the public thinks tomorrow….
My rating: ♥♥♥(without the meringue)
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- Traditional Banana Pudding
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7 thoughts on “Banana Pudding Cupcakes”
Aunt
Would cream cheese icing be too sweet?
mrs.shuck
I was trying to be traditional. Someone told me I should use meringue….wonder who?
kateandmin
Why aren’t I at work today? Oh waaaaah!! But wonderfully inventive, love the idea of it.
Mr Shuck
Definitely didn’t like the meringue. Not sweet enough with no icing.
Brianne
Any chance of getting a recipe? Thanks!!! =0)
mrs.shuck
Brianne, I don’t remember! I know that I used Martha Stewart’s banana cake recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/desserts_E0308WELD_T. I put a vanilla wafer in the bottom of each cup before adding a little batter, then custard, then more batter. The custard was a random vanilla custard recipe that had chilled in the frig. (You could probably use Jello Pudding, but the kind that you cook, not instant.) I topped it with meringue and put it back in the oven to cook the meringue.
Sorry for the vagueness.
Les Stafford
my brother works for a vending company and some store bought ones were pretty impressive, although only cream filled, not Vanilla pudding or custard, also, only some crushed vanilla wafers throughout the cup cake, all and all very good, but could have been done better.;;;;
Planning on experimenting with it through the winter to have something for a family reunion next summer…
I like your wafer at the bottom idea and crushed crushed throughout, although, crushed dried bananas throughout, might work well too, the baking process, along with the batter, might soften them back up…
and like you, I don’t care for meringue, even a good one. so rethinking topping, leaning more towards a banana icing or possibly a banana flavored glaze