How can you go wrong with chocolate and bacon on a cupcake! I am just a tad bit excited for today's Cupcake Saturday Cupcake.....Double Chocolate Bacon Cupcake Recipe!
Double Chocolate Bacon Cupcake Recipe
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The perfect combination of salty and sweet together in a cupcake! PLUS BACON! You just can't go wrong.
Cupcake Ingredients
- Flour
- Sugar
- Cocoa
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Eggs
- Whole Milk
- Oil
- Vanilla
- Boiling Water
- Bacon fat
Frosting Ingredients:
- Unsalted butter
- Cocoa powder
- Powder sugar
- Heavy cream
- Bacon
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Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 ¾ C All Purpose Flour
- 2 C White Sugar
- 1 C Cocoa Powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 Eggs
- 1 C Whole Milk
- ½ C Oil
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 C Boiling Water
- 2 Tablespoon Bacon Grease
Frosting Ingredients
- 1 C Unsalted Butter softened
- ¾ C Cocoa Powder
- 3 C Confectioners Powdered Sugar
- ¾ C Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 lb Bacon cooked
Instructions
Cupcake Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line the cupcake tins with paper liners.
- Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl add the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla.
- Add the bowl containing the eggs, whole milk, oil, congealed bacon fat, and vanilla to the bowl holding the dry ingredients.
- Mix all together until fully incorporated.
- Beat for 3 minutes on medium.
- Slowly add the boiling water starting with a small amount then pour in the remaining boiling water.
- The batter may be a little runny.
- Scoop batter into cupcake paper liners until ¾ full.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
Icing Instructions
- Beat the softened butter on its own until smooth.
- Add cocoa and powder sugar alternately with heavy cream into the creamed butter until it becomes a smooth and thick texture.
- If the frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream, if too thin, add more powder sugar.
- Cut 4 slices of fried bacon into tiny bits and add to the frosting.... stir well to blend throughout the frosting.
- Cut remaining bacon strips into thirds and hold for later.
- Scoop frosting into a large pastry bag with a frosting tip. Frost cupcakes.
- Stick bacon piece into the center of the frosted cupcake.
Kitchen Tools
- Hand Mixer
- Muffin Pan
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Double Chocolate Bacon Cupcake Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 407
Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Cholesterol 59mg20%
Sodium 319mg14%
Potassium 201mg6%
Carbohydrates 43g14%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 32g36%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 389IU8%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 45mg5%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Recipe originally shared on January 2, 2016.
cindy sylvia
I have a question about the recipe you have cocoa in the first part and then you have cocoa powder for the frosting are the not the same . Sorry but just wanted to make sure. Thanks
Autumn
Those look so good! I would have never thought about adding bacon to my cupcakes.
Clo Nevaeh
What! Double chocolate!! Bacon!! Oh my, this looks really yummy. I'm going to have to whip up a batch tonight. Thanks!
Anne
I would have never thought of this combination! I love bacon, so I guess it makes sense to put it on cupcakes.
Michele Brosius
How can you go wrong with a chocolate and bacon baby cake? I really enjoy all the cupcake recipes you share. Keep them coming.
Jennifer
That's the best cupcake I've ever seen. EVER! What's better than chocolate? Bacon and chocolate!