"Barney Bears" with Banana Filling

Homemade "Barney Bears" - dense milk-based cupcakes with brown sugar and a banana filling tucked inside. This isn't the store-bought version, and there's no "periodic table" of ingredients: the batter comes together with a whisk in a couple of minutes, and the filling is just banana mashed with a fork. Delicious, I recommend it!

"Barney Bears" with Banana Filling

Homemade "Barney Bears" cupcakes made with milk and brown sugar, filled with mashed banana. A simple recipe, ready in 20 minutes in the oven.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Servings: 12 pieces

Course: Muffins and loaf cakes

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 100 g flour
• 40 g butter melted
• 100 ml milk
• 3 eggs
• 50 g brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 banana for the filling

Method

 

1. In a deep bowl, combine the melted butter and eggs, and mix well with a whisk until smooth.
2. Pour in the milk and mix again.
3. Sift in the flour with the baking powder, add the brown sugar, and knead the batter.
4. Cut the banana into pieces and mash with a fork in a separate bowl - this is the filling.
5. Fill the silicone molds with batter and place 1 teaspoon of banana filling in the center of each.
6. Bake in an oven preheated to 200°C for 15-20 minutes.
   
7. Let the cupcakes cool right in the molds, then take them out. Enjoy!
   

Notes

Mine baked for 16 minutes each in two batches - the amount depends on the size of your molds.

Tips

• Molds: silicone ones are handiest - shaped cupcakes come out of them without losing detail.
• Filling: use exactly one teaspoon, placed right in the center - too much banana and it will burst through.
• Let the cupcakes cool right in the molds - hot ones are still too soft and break easily.
• Banana: choose a ripe one with dark spots - it's sweeter and mashes into a smooth puree.