Dessert: Wilbur's Cupcakes

A decadent chocolate dessert with bacon frosting!

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder, divided
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, plus 3 tablespoons (divided), room temperature
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
1 cup buttermilk
8 slices bacon, cooked crisp, 4 chopped for frosting and 4 cut into 1/2" pieces for garnish
1/3 cup milk
3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

Instructions

Chocolate Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 º.
Line a muffin pan with paper liners. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, 3/4 cup cocoa and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer, cream together the 3 tablespoons butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the 1 teaspoon vanilla - divided. Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk; beat well after each addition. Fill the muffin cups 3/4 full.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. When cool, frost with Bacon Chocolate Frosting.

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