MAPLE GUINNESS BACON CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE BACON BUTTERCREAM

Maple Guinness Bacon Cupcakes are my contribution to the bacon craze. Its a salty and sweet combination with a light bacon-flavored buttercream and the bacon bits adding texture to the batter. The Guinness adds a rich deep flavor, offsetting the sweetness of chocolate and maple. Though the Hubby wasn’t a huge fan, I really enjoyed them and those I shared them with, who liked bacon-anything or a sweet salty mix, enjoyed them.

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Maple Guinness Bacon Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon maple extract
• 2 eggs room temperature
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1 1/2 cups Guinness
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup crumbled bacon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare cupcake pans by lining with cupcake liners.
• Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• In a mixer, using paddle attachment, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add one egg at a time, beating each time until everything is evenly mixed and fluffy, scraping down occasionally.
• Add the extracts and beat again until light and fluffy.
• Add the yogurt and beat until blended.
• Alternate the Guinness and flour mix, blending well, and scraping down occasionally.
• Fold in the chocolate chips and bacon pieces, mixing until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
• Use a leveled off 1/3 measuring cup to add batter to the cupcake pans.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.