Beer Cheese Cupcakes with Bacon Cheddar Cream Cheese Frosting

Added by Sarah Schipul

1 hour prep / 25 minutes cooking
serves 24

1 cup	beer
1 stick	plus 1 tbs, unsalted butter
1 cup	cheddar cheese	grated
2 cups	dark brown sugar
3/4 cup	sour cream
2	eggs
1 tbsp	vanilla extract
2 cups	flour
2.5 tsp	baking soda

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1.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.	Combine the beer and the butter, chopped into 1-inch chunks, in a large sauce pan, and heat to melt the butter. Add cheddar. Remove from heat, and whisk in the sugar.
3.	In a bowl, whisk the sour cream with the eggs and vanilla, then add to the beer mixture. Sift together the flour and baking soda, and fold into the batter.
4.	Pour into cupcake wrappers and bake for 25 minutes, or until inserted cake tester comes out clean. I ended up with 24 cupcakes.
5.	For frosting: Make sure cream cheese and butter are are room temperature and beat them until creamy. Add grated cheddar. Slowly mix in powdered sugar. Stir in bacon bits.
6.	When cupcakes are cooled, frost. You can use white decorator gel to make laces on chocolate covered almonds to make football toppers.

from http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2008/01/beer-cheese-cupcakes-with-bacon-cheddar.html