Beer and bacon make great savory cupcakes--especially when topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting flavored with beer!
Dude Cupcakes
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 2 1/4 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
- 3 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
- 3/4 cup brown ale beer
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown ale beer
- 2 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
- Ground red pepper (cayenne)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 425°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 10 regular-size muffin cups. Lightly spray foil cups with cooking spray.
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Step2In large bowl, stir together Bisquick mix, Cheddar cheese and 3 slices crumbled bacon. Stir in 3/4 cup beer and the melted butter until dry ingredients are moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
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Step3Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan; cool 15 minutes.
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Step4Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix cream cheese and softened butter. Stir in powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons beer until smooth. Spread frosting on each cupcake; top each with bacon. Sprinkle with red pepper.
Nutrition
320
Calories
22g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 320
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 22g
- 34%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 60%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 19%
- Sodium
- 620mg
- 26%
- Potassium
- 95mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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