CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE-BACON BUTTERCREAM
Steps:
- Make the cupcakes: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 12-cup muffin tin and line with cupcake liners; set aside. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; set aside.
- In a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine butter, both sugars and salt. Cream on medium speed until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. With machine running, add eggs one at a time, and mix until well incorporated, 2 minutes. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl, turn mixer speed to low, and add 1/4 of the dry ingredients. When no traces of flour remain, add 1/3 of the buttermilk and mix until incorporated.
- Continue alternating flour mixture and buttermilk, ending with flour. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl, and gently mix in chopped chocolate and oatmeal. Divide among muffin cups; each should be 3/4 full. Bake until a tester comes out clean, 30 minutes. Turn out of tin and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Make the frosting: In a heavy skillet, cook bacon over low heat until fat is rendered and meat is crisp. Set a sieve over bowl of mixer, and pour skillet contents into sieve. Reserve bacon bits. You should have no more than 3 tablespoons bacon fat in mixer bowl; set aside additional bacon fat for another use.
- Return skillet to heat and add butter. Butter will melt, then foam, then separate into golden liquid and white solids. Let butter cook, scraping bottom of pan occasionally to prevent burning, until milk solids toast and turn brown. Transfer browned butter to mixer bowl and refrigerate until cold.
- In separate bowl, combine milk, cream, crème fraîche, vanilla and maple syrup. In mixer bowl, cream bacon fat and brown butter with salt until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and mix at medium speed until fluffy, about 8 minutes. With mixer running, pour in milk mixture and continue mixing until smooth. Refrigerate until cold.
- Frost the cupcakes: With small offset spatula, fluff frosting until soft and spreadable but not runny. Spread about 3 tablespoons frosting on each cooled cupcake. Sprinkle a pinch of bacon bits and a pinch of flaky salt on top. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate up to 6 hours.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 628, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 73 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 20 grams, Sodium 367 milligrams, Sugar 59 grams, TransFat 1 gram
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Ismail Malik
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cupcakes turned out great. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
hridoy khan devil
[email protected]These cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Donna Ruiz
[email protected]I made these cupcakes for a party and they were a huge hit!
Mamata Joshi
[email protected]These cupcakes were easy to make and they tasted delicious.
Ghulammustafa Shaikh
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cupcakes turned out great. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Sayeem Md
[email protected]These cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
Elvis Asare
[email protected]I made these cupcakes for my boyfriend's birthday and he loved them. He said they were the best cupcakes he's ever had.
Dr.Haneen Hazaymeh (Dr.Haneen Clinics)
[email protected]These cupcakes were easy to make and they tasted delicious. I will definitely be making them again.
WASU COMEDY
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cupcakes turned out great. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Dina Moni
[email protected]These cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Md Tarajul
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of chocolate cupcakes, but these were really good. The maple bacon buttercream made all the difference.
Suftan Khan
[email protected]These cupcakes are so easy to make and they taste delicious. I love the combination of chocolate and maple bacon.
Anaeto Ogochukwu
[email protected]I made these cupcakes for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
Donna Williams
[email protected]These cupcakes were amazing! The maple bacon buttercream was the perfect complement to the chocolate cupcakes. I will definitely be making these again.