Bacon Beer and Cheese Cupcakes, yes, that’s right. I haven’t lost all of my marbles.
My friend Tina introduced a similar cupcake to these. She brought these cupcakes to a savory tea party, and they were a hit. I know what you could be thinking, that’s a crazy combination. This bacon beer and cheese cupcakes are not too sweet, but the beer and the brown sugar combine with salty and savory bacon to take your cupcakes in a completely different level.
For this competition, one of our secret ingredients was Jarlsberg cheese. We combined this recipe with a darker beer than the original recipe. I thought that this combination was heavenly. If you make this recipe I would urge you to go with a darker beer, beers I would try would be something like Shinerbock, an Oktoberfest, or even a Marzen.
Do you love the flavor of bacon, cheese, and beer? Try these recipes.
White Cheddar Cheese Beer Soup
Copycat TGI Friday’s Pretzel Sticks and Beer Cheese Dip
Beer Dip
Bacon Beer and Cheese Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cake Recipes
- 6 strips bacon
- 1/2 cup dark beer
- 4 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup grated Jarlsberg
- 1/4 cup grated sharp cheddar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sour cream plus 1/8 cup
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1/8 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Finely grated Jarlsberg, for garnish
- Grated sharp cheddar cheese, for garnish
- Chopped bacon, for garnish
Instructions
Cupcake directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook bacon until crispy, then remove from oven and finely chop. Coat a mini muffin tin with non-stick spray. Heat beer and butter in a large saucepan on medium-high heat until butter is melted. Add Jarlsberg and cheddar. Remove from heat, and whisk in the sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk the sour cream with the egg.
- Mix the sour cream mixture into the beer mixture. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and baking soda. Fold flour mixture into the batter. Stir in 1/2 cup of finely chopped bacon. Fill cups in prepared tin almost full. Bake for 12 minutes, or until an inserted cake tester comes out clean.
Frosting directions
- Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Sift powder sugar in a sifter before slowly mixing in powdered sugar into the butter and cream cheese. Spread onto cooled cupcakes, then garnish with finely grated Jarlsberg and cheddar, and chopped bacon.
Dawn Nudi
why is my cheese not melting? its a lumpy mushy mess in the beer and butter mixture
Stephanie Manley
Did you happen to use cheese that was pre-grated?
Ashley Huser
Any recommendations for making these in full sized muffin tins?
Stephanie Manley
Same recipe, the bake time is about 25 minutes.
Kim
I made these today, Dang they are to die for!! One is simple not enough, I’m going to eat another one!
Thank you !!
Christina
Your cup cakes are absolutely stunning!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
I’m drooling!! These look amazing.
stephaniemanley
These are fantastic cupcakes.
Paper bag machine
This looks fantastic!
bob
awesome shit
Anonymous
I just thought they were really good cup cakes 😉
Papercupsmakingmachinesco
Wow! What an awesome recipe! Looks great.
Jan Jones
these sound totally awesome! My husband is a bacon lover, and I love combining salty and sweet. can’t wait to try them!
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