Savory Blue Moon Bacon and Cheddar Cupcakes
In a daring twist on the conventional sweet cupcake, we've got a flavor bomb up our sleeves. Baked with love and laughter, this unique savory-sweet creation will turn even the staunchest vegetarians into bacon enthusiasts! This cupcake, infused with the zesty Blue Moon, sharp cheddar, and bacon, is a culinary journey like no other.
- Yield: Approximately 20-25 cupcakes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients (15)
- All-purpose flour: 1 cup
- Cake flour: 1 cup
- Baking soda: 2.5 teaspoons
- Eggs: 2
- Sour cream: 3/4 cup
- Vanilla extract: 1 tablespoon
- Blue Moon Beer: 1 cup
- Unsalted butter: 1/2 cup
- Sharp cheddar cheese: 1 cup (shredded)
- Light brown sugar: 2 cups
- Cream cheese (for frosting): 8 ounces
- Unsalted butter (for frosting): 1/4 cup
- Sharp cheddar cheese (for frosting): 3/4 cup (shredded)
- Powdered sugar (to desired consistency): 3.5-4 cups
- Chopped cooked bacon (no bacon bits): 1 cup
Instructions
- Crank up the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners. Whisk together the all-purpose flour, cake flour, and baking soda in a bowl.
- In a separate mix, beat the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Heat the beer and butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until just melted. Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese and remove from heat. Gradually whisk in the brown sugar. Slowly pour this mixture into the egg mixture while stirring.
- Fold in the dry ingredients until just combined, and distribute the batter equally among the muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
For the frosting:6. Allow the cream cheese and butter to soften at room temperature. Beat them together until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in the shredded cheddar cheese and beat until just combined.7. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until the frosting reaches your desired consistency.8. Spread or pipe the frosting onto cooled cupcakes and top with chopped bacon pieces.
Note: The frosting consistency might be on the thinner side, which is perfectly fine. You'll want to sneak spoonfuls of this frosting anyway! 😉
Enjoy this tantalizing fusion of flavors!
- These unique cupcakes, supposed to yield approximately 20-25 pieces, belong to an uncategorized category of recipes, combining unexpected flavors such as Blue Moon, sharp cheddar, bacon, and nutrient-rich ingredients like eggs and sour cream.
- For the toughest part of the instructions, you'll have to beat cream cheese and butter together until they're light and fluffy, gradually mixing in shredded cheddar cheese, powdered sugar, and finally, chopped cooked bacon, creating a divine frosting that might be a bit thinner than traditional frostings, but it's perfectly fine for this recipe.
- The dessert, with its savory-sweet composition and unique temporary category of 'uncategorized,' is a challenging yet rewarding culinary adventure that will impress even the most discerning palates.
- Though these Blue Moon, bacon, and cheddar cupcakes follow unconventional recipes, the results are a flavor bomb that could potentially convert even the strictest vegetarians into bacon enthusiasts.
