The best deal here is the trio of sliders and suds for $16. I was expecting the burgers to be 2 inches across, but these are only slightly downsized from the regular, in other words, just about perfectly sized. You get one each of lamb, beef and wild boar (yay!), though you'd have to taste the burgers bare in order to really tell the difference between the beef and the boar. The lamb's sweetness gives it away. Each is paired with a small glass of beer, but don't necessarily be a slave to that combination: Have some fun mixing and matching.
This one has been a long time coming. Again, please refer to my slacking as my excuse.And so finally, I present to you the great...
Dark Chocolate Bacon Coffee Cupcakes!!
Yes these suckers were every bit as amazing as I thought they'd be. The strong coffee and chocolate flavors toned down the meaty smokey bacon taste, but adding just a few crumbles on top did the trick. Salty and sweet, it's making my mouth water just thinking about them. That said, they were only a hit with the select few who were adventurous enough to hide their gag reflexes enough to find out that yes, they really did enjoy these treats.
CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS
12 slices bacon
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 eggs
1 cup cold, strong, brewed coffee
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup reserved bacon oil
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, buttermilk and reserved bacon fat. Stir just until blended. Mix in 3/4 of the bacon, reserving the rest for garnish. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter. Frost with the Chocolate Bacon Buttercream frosting and sprinkle reserved bacon crumbles on top. Dust with additional cocoa powder.
CHOCOLATE BACON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
1 box powdered sugar
1 stick of butter softened
1 tsp reserved bacon fat
1 pinch of salt
2 tbsp cocoa powder
Whipping cream
1. Whip on high speed the butter, slowly incorporating the powdered sugar, bacon fat, salt & cocoa powder.Use just enough whipping cream to soften the frosting into a spreadable consistency.
I even got these cute little boxes to present the cupcakes in!
How I spent my lunch break... instead of reading. Wish the color printer was working tho... If you want to make your own, you can find the graphic here.
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