GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE-WHISKEY-BACON CUPCAKES

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Gluten-Free Chocolate-Whiskey-Bacon Cupcakes image

These cupcakes combine some of my husband's favorite ingredients into one tasty little gluten-free package. Enjoy!

Provided by Christine Walker Scarce

Categories     Meat and Poultry     Pork

Time 55m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 16

12 slices bacon
2 cups gluten-free all purpose baking flour
2 cups white sugar
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 ¼ teaspoons xanthan gum
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup cold strong-brewed coffee
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
½ cup canola oil
1 fluid ounce whiskey
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 fluid ounce whiskey (such as Jack Daniel's®), divided

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
  • Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels.
  • Mix flour, white sugar, cocoa powder, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt together in a bowl. Beat coffee, buttermilk, eggs, canola oil, and 1 fluid ounce whiskey together in a separate large bowl. Slowly mix dry ingredients into wet until combined into a batter.
  • Crumble approximately half of the cooked bacon into the batter and stir; divide batter evenly between the lined muffin cups.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1 fluid ounce whiskey together in a small bowl; spread over the top of the cooled cupcakes. Crumble remaining bacon and sprinkle over the frosted cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 284.9 calories, Carbohydrate 33.1 g, Cholesterol 35.7 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 334.4 mg, Sugar 22.7 g

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