Mocha Banana Cupcakes
plus banana bread scones, pistachio cream ccc's & lemon brioche donuts
happy friday! here’s what’s new & what was updated on fresh bean bakery this week -
mocha banana cupcakes
Okay obviously I wouldn’t send you something that I didn’t think was delicious, but these are *super* delicious. It starts off with a super moist banana cupcake that’s loaded with banana, mini chocolate chips and a shot of espresso. And then on top is a super creamy and delicious espresso-infused whipped mocha buttercream. I’m not the biggest fan of buttercream, but I swear that adding in heavy whipping cream and whipping it up makes it *so* good - it’s super light, creamy & delicious rather than your typical dense buttercream.
banana bread scones
It’s banana week on fresh bean bakery! It’s been wayyyy too long since I last put out a scone recipe, which is exactly why I’m bringing you these scones today. As their name might suggest, these scones have all the delicious flavors of banana bread put into them. The scone dough uses brown butter instead of regular butter for some delicious toasty notes, has banana in it it (which replaces the egg - so they just so happen to be eggless!), along with cinnamon & toasted walnuts. And then to top them all off is a brown butter icing (just look at those brown butter speckles!) They’re super moist, flavorful, and the perfect recipe to start preparing for all the delicious fall baking to come.
pistachio cream chocolate chip cookies
One of my favorite ccc’s, ever. I’ll be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of plain chocolate chip cookies, but I am a big fan of chocolate with nuts. Pistachios were definitely having a (well deserved) moment on Instagram a bit ago, but I think they deserve way more love all the time. There was no update to this recipe, I just remade them and updated their pictures since it’s been about a year since they were posted, so I figured it was a great time to remind you that they exist - or to let you know they exist if you’re new here. They’re made with brown butter, loaded with chocolate and crushed pistachios, and stuffed with pistachio cream for maximum pistachio flavor.
lemon brioche donuts
These got a bit of an update on the blog! I’ll start off by saying that they have fallen victim to my recent discovery and current love of mascarpone whipped cream. So while they used to be filled with a regular lemon whipped cream, they’re now filled with (you guessed it) a lemon mascarpone whipped cream. Also, I made 6 donuts instead of 8 donuts with the same amount of dough so they’d be a bit larger, but you can of course divide them into 8 or even 10 if you want smaller donuts. They’re super light and fluffy with the perfect amount of lemon flavor.
..aaand that’s all for this week! Thanks for reading!
happy baking!
♡ erin