Peanut Butter Bacon Cupcake

Name: Peanut Butter Bacon Cupcake
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 22
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 454 grams package bacon; 59 milliliters bacon grease; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 1 liters confectioners sugar; 454 grams packages cream cheese, at room temperature; 473 milliliters creamy peanut butter; 118 milliliters crunchy peanut butter; 4 eggs; 59 milliliters heavy cream, as needed; 22 whole peanuts; 158 milliliters water; 517 grams package butter cake mix

You can never have too many American recipes, so give Peanut Butter Bacon Cupcake a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 13g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 592 calories. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 22. A mixture of cream cheese, creamy peanut butter, butter cake mix, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup bacon grease and set aside to cool.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Chop the bacon.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cupcake pans with paper liners.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

Beat the crunchy peanut butter, bacon grease, and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy.

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Crunchy Peanut Butter

Bacon Drippings

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the peanut butter mixture before adding the next.

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Peanut Butter

Egg

Pour in the cake mix alternately with the water, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in 2/3 of the chopped bacon; mixing just enough to evenly combine.

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Cake Mix

Bacon

Water

Pour the batter into prepared cupcake pan, about 2/3 full.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Tray

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

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To make frosting: Beat the creamy peanut butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until light fluffy. Gradually stir in the confections' sugar.

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Creamy Peanut Butter

Cream Cheese