Mocha Bacon Cupcakes
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
12 cupcakes
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
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Caramelized Bacon
- 3 slices bacon (don't use thick cut)
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
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Cupcakes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3⁄8 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup evaporated cane juice (can substitute white sugar)
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 cup coffee, cold and very strong
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 3 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
directions
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To make the Caramelized Bacon:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with nonstick foil, or regular foil and spray with a non-stick cooking spray.
- Put brown sugar into a large flat dish.
- Press each side of each bacon strip into the sugar and lay it on the foiled baking sheet.
- Bake until each strip is brown, crispy and glazed, then turn them over once.
- Watch carefully - the sugar coating will burn quickly.
- Remove from oven when both sides are done.
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To make the Cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease your cupcake tins or line with papers.
- Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
- Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the oil and sugar. Mix until smooth.
- Add the egg and mix until well blended.
- Mix the buttermilk and coffee together in a small container.
- Alternate mixing the coffee mix and the flour mix into the oil/sugar mix until all are blended together and the batter is smooth.
- Stir in the crumbled bacon, mix well.
- Spoon into cupcake tins, do not fill tin more than 1/2 full.
- Bake until the tops of the cupcakes spring back when lightly touched - about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Place pan on a wire rack to cool.
- Ice with your favorite chocolate icing and garnish with pieces of caramelized bacon.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Snowpeas
United States