Banana Split Cupcakes

Today Avery is celebrating her birthday at school and she picked out these cupcakes for her school treat. I haven't tried one yet, but they look so cute. Mia helped me finish them up this morning and she had a blast. Who knew chocolate drizzle and "putting a cherry on top" could be so fun. I would recommend this as a fun cupcake recipe for kids to help out with!

1 yellow cake mix, divided

1 c. water

1 c. mashed ripe bananas

3 eggs

1 c. chopped maraschino cherries, drained (I omitted)

1 1/2 c. miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided (I used the regular big guys)

1 c. vanilla frosting

1 c. marshmallow creme

1 tsp. shortening

30 whole maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 30 regular-sized muffin cups with liners.

Reserve 2 tbsp. cake mix. Combine remaining cake mix, water, bananas and eggs in a large bowl. Beat at low speed until moistened. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Combine chopped cherries and reserved cake mix in a small bowl. Stir chopped cherry mixture and 1 c. chocolate chips into batter.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake 15-20 minutes or until done. Cool in pans for 10 minutes then remove to wire rack. Cool completely.

Combine frosting and marshmallow creme in medium bowl until well blended. Frost each cupcake.

Combine remaining 1/2 c. chocolate chips and shortening in a small bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 30 - 45 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds. Drizzle chocolate mixture over cupcakes. Place one whole cherry on each cupcake.