Give these bacon cupcakes a chance, and you'll find yourself on a taste bud adventure. The recipe was a challenge by friends that turned into a great success. Dark Chocolate. Bacon. What's not to love?
Ingredients
- slices bacon: 12 piece
- all-purpose flour: 2 cups
- unsweetened cocoa powder: 0.75 cup
- white sugar: 2 cups
- baking soda: 2 tsp
- baking powder: 1 tsp
- sea salt: 0.5 tsp
- eggs: 2 piece
- cold, strong, brewed coffee: 1 cup
- buttermilk: 1 cup
- vegetable oil: 0.5 cup
- unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting: 1 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
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In a large bowl, stir together flour, 3/4 cup 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 just until blended. Mix in 3/4 of the bacon, reserving the rest for garnish. Spoon batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 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. Dust with additional cocoa powder. Jennifer Baker
