Banana Chocolate Cupcakes

1 box Yellow Cake Mix
1 cup water
1 cup mashed bananas
3 eggs
1 cup mini chocolate chips

Mix ingredients 30 sec. on low, then 2 min on medium. Pour into cupcake papers and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes.

I frosted them with chocolate butter cream made of butter, cocoa, vanilla, powdered sugar and milk.


Banana Split Cupcake Variation
(This is the original recipe)
Make cupcakes as above, only add 1 cup chopped, drained maraschino cherries.

Marshmallow frosting:
1 cup marshmallow creme
1 tsp. shortening
1 1/2 cups vanilla frosting
Mix all ingredients, frost, drizzle with 1/2 cup melted chocolate chips and top with a cherry.