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Over the past few weeks, several people in the Thursday night community group have discussed what it would taste like to put bacon in cupcakes. One person, who shall remain anonymous, enthusiastically stated, "You couldn't go wrong, it's combining two of the greatest flavors in the world: cupcakes and bacon!" Well, after talking about these cupcakes for a few weeks, my curiosity got the best of me, and I ventured over to Allrecipes.com to see if I could find a recipe that involved cupcakes and bacon. The result that I got was Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes.
Here is the link to the original recipe: Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes
I halved the recipe from the original, and made a few minor changes.
Ingredients:
6 slices bacon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 heaping cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup cold brewed coffee
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup olive oil
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, buttermilk, and oil. Stir until just blended. Mix in 3/4 of the bacon, reserving the rest for garnish. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20-25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting and sprinkle reserved bacon crumbles on top.
Here is a link to the recipe that I used for the chocolate frosting: Chocolate Frosting
The reviews from the people in the community group who were brave enough to try the cupcakes were mixed. On scale of 1-10 (1 being awful, 10 being really good), the average was about 5. It was a fun experiment in baking. One person did mention that bacon cookies might taste better. Hmmmmm, we may have more experiments in adding bacon to desserts in the near future...
Here is the link to the original recipe: Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes
I halved the recipe from the original, and made a few minor changes.
Ingredients:
6 slices bacon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 heaping cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup cold brewed coffee
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup olive oil
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, buttermilk, and oil. Stir until just blended. Mix in 3/4 of the bacon, reserving the rest for garnish. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20-25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting and sprinkle reserved bacon crumbles on top.
Here is a link to the recipe that I used for the chocolate frosting: Chocolate Frosting
The reviews from the people in the community group who were brave enough to try the cupcakes were mixed. On scale of 1-10 (1 being awful, 10 being really good), the average was about 5. It was a fun experiment in baking. One person did mention that bacon cookies might taste better. Hmmmmm, we may have more experiments in adding bacon to desserts in the near future...
