Name: Chocolate Bacon & Sea Salt Cupcakes
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 (15.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix; 1 (16-ounce) container sour cream; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (16-ounce) container vanilla frosting; 1/2 cup cooked bacon, crumbled; 1/2 cup caramel dessert topping

Chocolate Bacon & Sea Salt Cupcakes

MAKES: 24

COOK TIME: 25 Min

When it comes to recipes with bacon, desserts might not be the first thing to come to mind, but if you've never tried bacon with chocolate before, then you're in for a real treat! Our Chocolate Bacon & Sea Salt Cupcakes are dance-in-circles good. It's the perfect combo of sweet and salty! Plus, they're sure to get a ton of attention at the next get-together!

What You'll Need

1 (15.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16-ounce) container vanilla frosting
1/2 cup cooked bacon, crumbled
1/2 cup caramel dessert topping

What to Do

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tins with paper baking cups, and coat with cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed, beat together all ingredients just until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium, and beat 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth, stopping to scrape bowl as needed. Spoon batter evenly into baking cups, filling each two-thirds full.

3. Bake 25 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to wire racks, and cool 1 hour or until completely cool.

4. Frost cupcakes with vanilla frosting. Sprinkle with bacon, drizzle with caramel, and top with some sea salt.

Bacon Bonanza!

For more scrumptious recipes with bacon, check out our Bacon 'n' Fried Chicken Wafflewich -- it's perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or even brinner! Or, to take your sloppy Joe's from kid's only, to the new weeknight favorite, check out our Bacon-Barbecue Joe!
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