Today I was in a lounge around mood...and still had cupcakes on my mind. This past week we got tons of extra bananas at work so my boss told me to bring some home. So I figured I would put those bananas to use, and found a Banana Cupcake recipe that looked yummy. And the recipe also includes how to make a Vanilla Pastry Cream topping for them, rather then just a typical frosting recipe, which I liked. After reading the recipe, and deciding I definitely needed to make them, I decided to add something else. I thought a chocolate filling would make them even better! So I decided to make a dark chocolate ganache filling for them as well. All I did to make my filling was use 2 Ghirardelli bittersweet dark chocolate bars (4oz bars). Break it up into small pieces and place in a bowl. Bring 1 cup of heavy whipping cream to a boil and then pour it over the chocolate. Whisk it until smooth, then add a teaspoon of rum.
They turned out SOOOOO good and best of all, I was super excited to finally get to wear my new apron I bought from Anthropologie!