Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana CUPCAKES

For some reason I bought way too many bananas last week. This left me with ripe bananas that were screaming at me to turn them into something. I went searching the web looking for the perfect recipe. I found 2 recipes that I had to try. One is the Banana Bread recipe posted below. The second is this cupcake recipe. I borrowed this recipe from the following website: http://chockylit.blogspot.com/2005/08/peanut-butter-banana-chocolate.html. I did not add the carmalized banana disks to the top of the cupcake (from the original recipe).....wasn't my thing, but I'm sure they are yummy as well!

Cupcakes
24 cupcakes / 350 degree oven

11 tablespoons unsalted butter
9 ounces best-quality semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
5 ounces best-quality bitter-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1-1/3 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup mashed banana (from 1 medium banana)

1. melt butter and semi-sweet chocolate over a double boiler
2. whisk together eggs and sugar
3. add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt, mix to combine
4. add melted chocolate/butter mixture, mix to combine
5. stir in mashed banana
6. fill cupcake tins about 1/3 full, drop a teaspoon of peanut butter mixture into each tin, top off with cupcake batter to about 2/3's full
7. bake for ~20 minutes or until a crust forms on the cupcakes.

Caramel Glaze
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons half and half
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. in a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter
2. add milk and brown sugar, stir to combine
3. boil vigorously for 1 minute
4. remove from heat and beat in 1/2 cup powdered sugar
5. cool slightly then and beat in the vanilla and remaining powdered sugar, add more half in half if necessary
6. quickly spoon over cupcakes before glaze sets