A departure from crafting for a bit of baking. Don’t worry; it’s all box mixes. Perhaps do worry; I’m talking bacon and cake together. One bite. Chomp!

My first foray into bacon and cake was for a cousin’s birthday. He was leaving shortly after breakfast so I set the table with red velvet cake (box mix), brown butter frosting (thanks, Martha!), and a lovely tray of bacon. It truly was a balanced birthday breakfast.

Now that we’re doing the Primal/Paleo thing, our eating habits have changed a bit. I call it the “eat only delicious” plan. We discovered Simple Mills mixes, which have been truly amazing. Can you tell I don’t bake? Mix for this, mix for that. Yeah… Back to the bacon. In an attempt to share the goodness of bacon and cake with my coworkers, I invented these paleo bacon cupcakes. Baked in square brownie pans of course. In our house, everyone loves the edge pieces.

Simple Mills chocolate cake mix, Civilized Caveman chocolate glaze, and our favorite bacon came together for these beautiful and delicious treats. They are best straight from the freezer. And we tried them hot, warm, straight from the fridge, and frozen. No such thing as too many taste tests. Yum!!