Name: Chocolate-Stout Cupcakes with Maple-Bacon Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Stout beer (such as Frau Gruber® imperial) - 1 cup; Butter, at room temperature - 1 cup; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ¾ cup; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; White sugar - 2 cups; Baking soda - 1 ½ teaspoons; Sea salt - ¾ teaspoon; Eggs - 2 large; Sour cream - ⅔ cup; Bacon - 5 slices; Maple syrup, divided - 3 tablespoons; Butter, at room temperature - ¾ cup; Powdered sugar - ¾ cup; Cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®) - 1 ½ cups; Maple syrup - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Chocolate-Stout Cupcakes with Maple-Bacon Frosting

1. Stout beer (such as Frau Gruber® imperial) 1 cup

2. Butter, at room temperature 1 cup

3. Unsweetened cocoa powder ¾ cup

4. All-purpose flour 2 cups

5. White sugar 2 cups

6. Baking soda 1 ½ teaspoons

7. Sea salt ¾ teaspoon

8. Eggs 2 large

9. Sour cream ⅔ cup

10. Bacon 5 slices

11. Maple syrup, divided 3 tablespoons

12. Butter, at room temperature ¾ cup

13. Powdered sugar ¾ cup

14. Cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®) 1 ½ cups

15. Maple syrup 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate-Stout Cupcakes with Maple-Bacon Frosting

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

2 . Stage

Bring stout and butter to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes. Set aside, stirring occasionally, until butter has melted. Mix in cocoa powder until smooth.

3 . Stage

Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until thoroughly combined.

4 . Stage

Mix eggs with sour cream in a large bowl using an electric mixer on low until well combined. Add beer mixture slowly, followed by flour mixture, until batter is smooth.

5 . Stage

Divide batter between the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 17 to 19 minutes.

7 . Stage

Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Leave the oven on.

8 . Stage

Meanwhile, lay bacon strips on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Baste with 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup, covering both sides.

9 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Turn bacon over, baste with remaining syrup, and bake until browned and crisp, about 8 minutes more, watching to make sure not to burn.

10 . Stage

Remove bacon and lay strips on parchment paper so they don't stick to foil upon cooling. Let cool completely, 10 to 15 minutes. Chop into pieces.

11 . Stage

Combine butter and powdered sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in cream cheese until smooth. Beat in maple syrup. Frost cooled cupcakes and top with bacon bits.