My love for chocolate, bananas and island vacations were the inspiration for this fabulous recipe. I threw in all my favorites to create a piece of holiday vacation in a decadent little tin that stands alone like an island. Moist cupcake with solid chocolate pieces, filled with the richest pudding filling I've ever experienced, covered with sweetness of fruit cream frosting and topped with crunchy chips to give everyone a little bit of what they secretly want!

Cupcakes
Dry Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 cup almond flour
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt

Wet Ingredients:
2/3 cup agave nectar
1 cup almond milk
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup boiling water
1 banana, mashed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
(Plus Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips)

Banana Frosting
½ cup Earth Balance (Vegan Butter)
½ cup mashed banana
1 packet of Organic Banana Pudding powder
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Avocado Chocolate Pudding Frosting
2 Avocados
¾ cup agave nectar
¼ cup sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
½ cup water
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon sea salt

1)
Cupcakes
Mix together dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to blend together wet ingredients till smooth. Add wet ingredients into the large dry mixing bowl and blend till consistency is even. Fill cupcake tins ¾ full. Add 6 semi-sweet chocolate chips to each cupcake tin around the edges and push down into the batter with a spoon or fork. Bake at 350 for approximately 20 minutes. Makes 24 cupcakes. Let cool thoroughly.

2)
Banana Frosting
Use an electric mixer to blend together Earth Balance, vanilla and banana till smooth and creamy. Gradually sift in and mix pudding powder and powdered sugar. Place in the refrigerator to cool.

3)
Avocado Chocolate Pudding Frosting 
Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend till the consistency is creamy and even all the way through. Place in the refrigerator to cool.

4)
Assemble the Monkey Island Cupcakes
Once all ingredients are cooled, use a thin sharp knife to cut out the center of each cupcake. Spoon into the center of the cupcake the Avocado Chocolate Pudding Filling. Frost the cupcake with Banana Frosting using a piping bag or any other creative method you like. Finish decorating with Dried Banana Chips. Share and enjoy your amazingly decadent Vegan Monkey Island Cupcakes!