Chocolate Beer Batter Cupcakes with Maple Bacon Frosting

==About==
This recipe is by Tina from Just Putzing Blog. Enjoy! It is based on the show 2 Broke Girls.
==Ingredients==
===Cake===
*1 cup Guinness
*1 stick butter
*½ cup cocoa powder
*1 cup chocolate chips
*2 cups flour
*1-1/2 cups sugar
*1½ teaspoons baking soda
*1 teaspoon salt
*2 eggs
*⅔ cup plain Greek yogurt
*1 tsp vanilla extract
===Maple-Glazed Bacon===
*3 strips bacon
*⅓ cup maple syrup
===Frosting===
*8oz block cream cheese, softened
*1 stick butter, softened
*1 cup powdered sugar
*1 tbsp maple syrup
*1 tbsp candied bacon drippings
==Directions==
#Preheat oven to 350. Line two muffin tins with cupcake liners and set aside.
#In a pot or large sauce pan, simmer the beer and butter on medium until butter is completely melted.
#Add cocoa powder and chocolate chips and stir until your mixture smooth. Take off heat and set aside to cool.
#In a large bowl, stir eggs and yogurt together until smooth. Slowly add chocolate mixture and vanilla.
#Add dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
#Spoon your batter into your lined muffin cups, about ½ (or just a little bit over) full.
#Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
#Turn oven up to 375, and line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil.
#Lay your bacon strips across a baking rack and place the rack on the foil-lined baking sheet.
#Using a pastry brush, brush each strip of bacon with a layer of maple syrup.
#Bake for 10 minutes, basting strips again about half way into that time.
#Flip your strips over, baste, and bake for another 10 minutes.
#Baste your bacon one last time, and stick them back in the oven for another 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
#While your cupcakes and bacon strips are cooling, start making your frosting. In a large bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth and well-incorporated.
#Add powdered sugar, maple syrup and bacon grease. Mix until smooth. (Add more powdered sugar, as necessary, to achieve desired consistency.)
#Spoon frosting into a piping bag, and frost each cupcake.
#Slice one piece of bacon into 1-inch strips and press one piece into each frosted cupcake.
#Crumble/chop up the rest of the candied bacon and sprinkle them on top of the cupcakes.
#Enjoy immediately, with a big glass of milk.
Category:Cupcake Recipes
Category:Cake Recipes