Name: Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Bacon - 12 slices; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ¾ cup; White sugar - 2 cups; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Sea salt - ½ teaspoon; Eggs - 2; Cold, strong, brewed coffee - 1 cup; Buttermilk - 1 cup; Vegetable oil - ½ cup; Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes

1. Bacon 12 slices

2. All-purpose flour 2 cups

3. Unsweetened cocoa powder ¾ cup

4. White sugar 2 cups

5. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

6. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

7. Sea salt ½ teaspoon

8. Eggs 2

9. Cold, strong, brewed coffee 1 cup

10. Buttermilk 1 cup

11. Vegetable oil ½ cup

12. Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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