Comments | athenienne: Cupcakes...

athenienne

Cupcakes...

Jan 05, 2010 17:01

I just posted this to facebook, but if bookwench31 misses that she'll kill me so...

Chocolate Toffee Bacon Cupcakes

( Things what I figured out when making several batches )

Comments 8

flyingcarpet January 6 2010, 04:09:20 UTC

OK, that sounds amazing!

athenienne January 7 2010, 20:22:34 UTC

You have no idea.

snarkhunter January 6 2010, 06:26:50 UTC

Holy shit. Holy shit. This is THE GREATEST IDEA ANYONE HAS EVER HAD EVER.

athenienne January 7 2010, 20:23:26 UTC

It truly is. They are SOOO GOOOOOOD.

dramawench January 7 2010, 20:07:02 UTC

Whoa. The idea of sweet baked goods with bacon still freaks me out, but since I have lots of time on my hands, I might have to try these :)

athenienne January 7 2010, 20:26:59 UTC

Do it. DO IT. You actually don't really get a huge bacon taste in the cake - just a smoky sweetness that would make you go, "Hmm... what's that flavor I can't quite place?". Unless you already know it's bacon. And then it's like, "BACON! OM NOM NOM!!!". Anyway, it balances really well with the salty sweetness of the toffee. Delicious.

jiggery_pokery January 8 2010, 17:33:15 UTC

What you say makes sense, but I can't get past the bit where it seems really, really weird. Are there different types of bacon that you might use and are some better-suited than others?

I really like your π icon, as well. :-)

athenienne January 8 2010, 20:33:10 UTC

I almost tried the maple-flavored bacon the first time I made them, but after tasting one, I think your basic smoke-cured bacon is perfect and the maple would have been too much.

I'm pretty sure Meg got to try these on New Year's Eve, so you'll have to ask her opinion. :)