Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes with Maple Frosting

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup

unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder

3/4 cup

hot water

3 cups

all-purpose flour

1 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

baking powder

1 1/4 tsp

coarse salt

1 1/2 cups

unsalted butter

2 1/4 cups

sugar

large eggs, room temperature

1 tbsp

plus 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup

sour cream, room temperature

3/4 cup

bacon, cooked and chopped

2 sticks

unsalted butter; room temperature

2 tsp

pure vanilla extract

1 lb

confectioners’ sugar

1/3 cup

pure maple syrup; plus more for drizzling

1 tsp

salt