Chocolate Bourbon Cupcakes...

Suzy Bee’s Kitchen

Chocolate Cupcakes with Bourbon Bacon Frosting

Preheat oven @ 325 degrees

Prepare a Muffin Tin or Bundt pan and set aside.

Ingredients:

2 Cups Self Rising Flour, Sifted

1 Cup Dark Cocoa Powder, Sifted

1 1/2 Cups Butter, Softened

2 Cups Sugar

5 Lg. Eggs

2 tsp. Vanilla

1 1/4 Cups Buttermilk

Frosting:

8 Slices Apple wood Bacon Cooked and Crumbled

1/2 Cup Butter, Softened

8 oz. Cream Cheese, Softened

3 1/2 Cups Powder Sugar, Sifted

2 TBSP. Woodford Reserve Kentucky Bourbon

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 Cup Toasted Pecans, Chopped (Optional)

 Place flour and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl and whisk together, set aside.

In a large mixing bowl cream butter until fluffy,  add sugar, vanilla and eggs one at a time mix well,  alternate buttermilk and flour mixture until well incorporated.

Scoop or pour mixture into prepared muffin tin or Bundt pan. Place pan into preheated oven bake at 325 degrees for 30~35 minutes for cupcakes or 65~75 minutes for Bundt cake or until pick comes out clean.

While the cake is baking you can prepare the frosting. Start by cooking the bacon on your stove top until crispy. Remove from pan and drain on paper towel. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl add butter and cream cheese whip until fluffy, next add vanilla and bourbon mix well, and add sifted powder sugar 1/2 cup at a time until you get the right consistency for the frosting.

After the cupcakes have cooled for ten minutes remove from the tin and place on cooling rack, I like to frost my cupcakes or cake when slightly warm that way the frosting  has this drizzle effect. Otherwise wait until cooled completely and frost to your desire. Top with Crumbled Bacon. Optional to add Toasted chopped Pecans.

On a personal note make sure you always use good quality bourbon or any other alcohol when cooking. I only use what I would personally drink. It makes the recipe more palatable. Since I started cooking I have always use what I drink to my recipes. Using a less quality ingredient lessens the outcome of the produce. If you don’t like alcohol in your recipes than by all means omit and replace it with something you enjoy. The whole thing behind cooking is to experiment and make the recipe your own!

Enjoy!

** This is where I tell you that I cook by feel like my Grandmother and Mom did.

I’m passionate about my cooking and food.

                                         ~ Bon Appétit ~

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