Chipotle Chocolate Bacon Cupcake
With all the bacon recipes floating around, I just had to jump on board but of course spicy is my thing, so chipotle had to be included in this!
These little cupcakes are simply wonderful with a little sweet and a little spicy and the awesome flavor of chocolate and bacon!
Chipotle Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes
Ingredients
- +For the Cupcakes
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Chipotle powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- +For the Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 3 – 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- +For the Bacon Topping
- Chipotle Bacon
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon Chipotle Powder
- 6 strips of bacon
Instructions
+For the Cupcakes
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with paper cupcake liners
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, Chipotle powder and salt. Set aside
3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture slowly alternating with the milk; beat well
4. Fill the muffin cups 3/4 fulland bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cupcake comes out clean
5. Let cool on wire rack while cooking the Chipotle Bacon
+For the Bacon Topping
1. Mix sugar and chipotle pepper and place in a bowl. Dip each piece of bacon in the sugar mixture so that it is evenly coated.
2. Line a cookie sheet with foil to catch the bacon drippings. Place a wire rack on top and lay your bacon strips on top.
3. Place in your 350 degree F preheated ovenBake the bacon for 15-20 minutes until it begins to get a little crispy.
4. Let cool on wire rack, do not place on paper towels to drain, it will stick
5. Chop the bacon very fine and set aside
+For the Frosting
1. Mix sugar and cocoa together into a large bowl
2. In another bowl combine 1 cup of sugar mixture with butter and 1 tablespoon cream, beating until smooth
3. Add another cup of sugar and an additional tablespoon of cream, beating well
4. Continue beating until all ingredients are combined and frosting is fluffy, add in vanilla
5. Frost these super cupcakes, then pile on or sprinkle with the Chipotle Bacon bits.
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A woman after my own heart….I LOVE BACON and CUPCAKES……HEAAAVVVVVEN !!
Are you kidding me?! These sound amazing! Such a creative idea – pinned.
Dang girl!!Yeah…those cupcakes look amazing! And you even made the bacon with chipotle!! That is just above and beyond. I have no kids the next few days and am making these bad boys. For sure
Wow! These sound and look amazing. Bacon and cupcakes! I'm back from vacation and trying to get into the swing of things. I have one more week off, hoping to get some things caught up at home. Have a great week Evelyn:)
No no no! These are soooo wrong in all the best possible ways!! You know of my love for bacon cupcakes and spicy food then you add chocolate? *Thud* That would be the sound of me falling in love with you! Seriously, thanks so much for sharing! Excuse me now as I have to wipe the drool off my chin 🙂
sweet and salty. Gotta love that.
Stopping over here because Janel specifically told me I would like you. She was right, although I'm reserving opinions on the cupcake till I at least try it.
~Bliss~
Love this Creative idea :)Thanks…
Super recipe and easy.
Very creative, I am pinning these!
My hubby loves bacon so I'll have to try these.
BACON!!! What's a girl to do? It was back to the kitchen for me!
Wow! Such interesting combination of flavors. Not sure about this one, but I'll take your word for that it's good. I'm not really a spicy fan.
This flavor combination is really intriguing to me. I need to be braver about stepping out to try things out of the box. Maybe this is the first step.
These look sinfully GOOD!!!
Thanks so much for sharing
I love bacon on anything, so I'd totally love this! YUM!
I love the combination of sweet and spicy! Yum! And top it off with bacon?? Oh my that's just perfection!
I would love it,
So fun! I'd love to hear what your family thought of them!
I need to make these for my hubby he likes anything with a slight kick or spicy! We'd loved it
I make chocolate bacon cupcakes from time to time & I recently made spicy chocolate cupcakes. Combining the two is pure genius!
Uuuuuhhh– YUM! I would totally eat these. I may have to give them a try, and soon at that. 🙂
Mmmmm,….bacon. lol I can't imagine this combination but I love chocolate, chipotle and bacon so maybe they would fly.
I would never have thought to try combining all those flavors, but now that you mention it, it sounds delicious!
you had me at bacon! Thank you for sharing. XO
My husband would die for these! Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
I can’t wait to try this!
I have to admit this recipe kinda scared me at first but then I tried it and it was awesome!
I've heard of this combo before…but I am definitely going to try it
Ahahaha! So excited to try these cupcakes. You had me at bacon, but chipotle and chocolate too…Woo!
Those cupcakes look awesome and I will certainly share the recipe with my daughter (adult) who loves all things bacon — and would likely have these with a shot of Bakon Vodka on the side!!!
Thanks for sharing
My son's 3 favorites foods in one… chipotle, chocolate and BACON!
Hmmm, I wish that I lived next to you so I could come over and try these cupcakes.
I'm going to resist the urge to make these cupcakes. But, holy cow, they look delicious.
What a unique combination of flavors! Thanks for sharing
What an interesting recipe! I can't imagine what they must taste like!
Oh, Evelyn! I am in love … chocolate, chipotle and bacon?! Pinned … making these soon! 🙂 Thank you for sharing
What a great combination, I just love the Chipotle Chocolate together.
Very different…and mouth-watering! Will have to try this. Last week I went to the launch of a tasting room for a Denver company that makes liquor-infused cupcakes—treats based on any and every cocktail you can imagine. There's so much more to be done with a cupcake than the old-fashioned cake and icing alone.
Great post!
Oh my goodness, these look so good. They have 3 of my favs as ingredients – chocolate, chipotle and bacon. Thanks
Wow, these look delicious. What a combination of flavors. I have never tried bacon on desserts, but I have heard good things. I will have to try this. Thanks for sharing
Ok now you have me slobbering all ove the keyboard! 3 of my favorite things there, Chilpotle, Chocolate and bacon.
Whoa I'm in love with the chipotle bacon for sure. Thank you
Those chocolate cupcakes look lovely and I love the addition of Bacon to it.
So ridiculously fabulous! What a cupcake! Thanks so much for sharing
Thank you for sharing theses
OK, you've convinced me. I'm going to have to try this. I've had chocolate dipped bacon and it was ok but I think it needs the kick that the chipolte will give it. Thanks for sharing. Pinned. Oh,
Totally fun and creative … Thanks for sharing these! everything is better with bacon!!
These cupcakes look like heavenly treats
This look awesome!
Amazing…..
You are on a roll. These look fun and different.
I keep thinking I need to try some bacon in my baking… This recipe sounds delightful.
Very interesting. I never would have thought!
Love for you to link this recipe (and a couple others if you'd like!) to Wonderful Food Wednesday at http://www.athometake2.com. We're around every Wednesday, and this week's link is still open. 🙂 Hope to see you there!
Oh my! All my favs – chipotle, bacon and chocolate – all in one!!
Thanks for joining us at Saturday Dishes, Pinned to Saturday Dishes board ~ Paula
Thanks Evelyn for this delicious cupcake. We both had bacon on the brain for cupcakes. Thanks for sharing this at Saturday Dishes.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
WOW!!!! That is such a creative recipe! All I can say is that if my youngest son sees these cupcakes….he will adopt you as his new Mommy and move in! We call him the Baconator! I will definately be making these. Thanks for sharing on #cakefriday bloghop!
yes WOW! These cupcakes look so YUMMY! I love bacon and it goes great with chocolate. I make a lot of chocolate gravy for breakfast with Bacon. It is so good!
Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes Blog Hop. I pinned it!
Blessings,
Diane Roark
http://www.recipesforourdailybread.com
Bacon, Chocolate & Chipotle?? Sounds like something my brother-in-law would love!! Thanks so much for linking it up to Saturday Dishes!! Pinning.
Yummy! My mouth watered as I look at those cupcakes. They must be delicious!
Omg they look so good