Double Chocolate Bacon Cupcake Recipe

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 407kcal

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.

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.