Apple Bacon Cheddar Cupcakes with Mesquite Buttercream - The Boyfriend Jeans of the Cupcake World

Apple bacon cheddar cupcakes with mesquite buttercream are the boyfriend jeans of the cupcake world. They are a perfect fit for your man: they feature the magic word - bacon - and the mesquite gives them a nutty, earthy, manly finish. Yet, when you try them on (your tongue) and experience the cheddar, apple cider, and brown sugar, you'll find that they fit you just as well.  Just like boyfriend jeans, your guy will claim they are his, but you'll be stealing them out from under him any chance you get.

Maple Bacon Lollypops and Absinthe Lollypops from Lollyphile

Visit Food Interviews to hear from Jason Lewis, founder of Lollyphile.

Maple bacon lollypops from Lollyphile are the first excuse I've had to give some tongue on this blog. We've had our share of foreplay. The post that comes to the top of my mind is one of me in an absinthe fairy costume. Is it coincidental that the other Lollyphile lollypop flavor is absinthe? I think not.



After I asked Jason of Lollyphile really nicely and told him about the absinthe cupcakes (I didn't mention the costume), he was kind enough to send me samples of his two lollypop flavors. I was VERY excited about them!


You should know though, that my tongue didn't come out right away. The lollypops and I started off with some simple caressing and there was lots of eye contact (it may have been only one-sided, but in this case, I'm OK with that).

The maple bacon lollypops were heavenly. I love anything maple and I'm also a huge fan of the sweet and salty combination. The little bacon bits in the pop were, shall I say, orgasmic.

The absinthe pop was a bit too licoricey for my tastes, but fans of absinthe certainly enjoyed these lollypops.

What's a Girl to Do With Maple Bacon Lollypops that She Hasn't Licked Yet?

I had to resist the temptation to jump all of the lollypops at once.

I had some raisins and I now had maple and bacon. Things were beginning to sound like breakfast.

Coming up next: Oatmeal raisin cupcakes with maple glaze, topped with chocolate covered raisins and maple bacon lollypops.

Beer Cheese Cupcakes with Bacon Cheddar Cream Cheese Frosting: The Ultimate Super Bowl Cupcake

Beer and cheese dip show up at every Super Bowl party. Beer cheese Super Bowl cupcakes are sure to be a new and unique (to say the least) addition to the same old thing. Oh, and let's not forget that these Super Bowl cupcakes are topped with bacon and cheddar cream cheese frosting. Can you say artery clogging?

Beer Cheese Super Bowl Cupcake Review

The house smelled amazing throughout the entire cupcake process. First, there were smells of beer and cheese. It basically smelled like beer cheese soup. Then, there were smells of bacon.

The taste was sweet and smoky with a hint of beer.

But, Don't Let Your Super Bowl Cupcake Baking Stop Here

Read on for the beer cheese Super Bowl Cupcake recipe, but be sure to also check out my buffalo chicken cupcakes and my chocolate cupcakes baked inside of egg shells that look like footballs.

Beer Cheese Super Bowl Cupcake Recipe

I came up with the recipe by modifying the recipe I used for chocolate stout cupcakes which was a modification of Big City, Little Kitchen's Guinness cupcakes.

Yield: About 18 cupcakes

• 1 cup beer (I used Bud Select. I'm not usually a Bud gal, but they do sponsor the Super Bowl, so I had to go there.)
• 1 stick, plus 1 tb, unsalted butter
• 1 cup grated cheddar (I'd go for the good stuff here. Get something nice and sharp, not the cheap stuff that comes shredded in a bag.)
• 2 cups dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1 tb vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking soda

1. Heat beer and butter in a large saucepan on medium-high heat until butter is melted.
2. Add cheddar. 
3. Remove from heat, and whisk in the sugar.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk the sour cream with the eggs and vanilla.
5. Mix the sour cream mixture into the beer mixture. 
6. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and baking soda.
7. Fold flour mixture into the batter. 
8. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 fill.
9. Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes, or until inserted cake tester comes out clean.

Bacon Cheddar Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

• 8oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup grated cheddar
• 1 cup bacon bits (I made my own by cooking some bacon in a glass pan in the microwave for 3 minutes between paper towels and food processing it.)

1. Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. 
2. Add grated cheddar.
3. Slowly mix in powdered sugar. 
4. Stir in bacon bits.

How to Make Football Cupcake Toppers

I learned how to make football cupcake toppers from a post on Team Sugar. It's simply a chocolate covered almond with white decorator gel on it. It's so easy and so cute!

Final Words on the Super Bowl

Since St. Louis isn't in the game, I've got to cheer for NY. Go NY GO! FYI - The only reason I know NY is even in the game is because my friend mentioned it in her Super Bowl party invitation.

If You Like the Concept of Bacon in Cupcakes

You may also want to consider:

• Vanilla Garlic's Maple Bacon Cupcakes with with Maple Frosting
• Cupcake Bakeshop's Sweet Corn, Maple, and Bacon Cupcakes
• Ooh you tasty little things' Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies with Maple Cinnamon Glaze

Hmm... did I miss the memo that all bacon desserts must have maple?


If You Like the Concept of Beer in Cupcakes

You may also want to consider:

• Chocolate Stout Cupcakes 
• Trappist Cupcakes
• Hefeweizen Cupcakes
• Big City, Little Kitchen's Guinness Cupcakes

Happy Super Bowl!