# Bacon Bourbon Chocolate Desserts This Chocolate Pound Cake is Topped with Bacon Bourbon Frosting By Alyson Wyers | Published 2015-02-27 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chocolate-pound-cake References: [howsweeteats](http://www.howsweeteats.com/2015/02/chocolate-poundcake-with-bacon-bourbon-frosting/) This chocolate pound cake is one Ron Swanson would love. From How Sweet It Is, the dessert contains manly ingredients including [bacon and bourbon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bourbon-chocolate-brittle). The Chocolate Pound Cake with [Bacon Bourbon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/double-cheeseburger) Frosting is an amazing course to follow waffles or other breakfast food. It's also a great snack to enjoy while re-watching Parks and Recreation. The dark chocolate cake is described as being "decadent but not overly sweet." It is then topped with [cream cheese icing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salted-caramel-spice-cake) that's whipped with bourbon and crunchy bacon bits. You should also add extra bacon on top. Food blogger Jessica notes the recipe can be adjusted to remove the bacon. She lists a number of reasons why this would be the case, but none are particularly satisfying. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Bacon-bourbon Desserts:** There is an increasing trend of integrating bacon and bourbon into desserts, creating a unique flavor profile for customers to enjoy. - **Manly Ingredients Desserts:** There is a growing trend of using traditionally masculine ingredients like bacon and bourbon in desserts, presenting a creative and challenging opportunity for food companies to innovate. - **Decadent Chocolate Desserts:** Decadent chocolate desserts with unique flavors and toppings like bacon and bourbon are becoming increasingly popular with consumers, providing opportunities for chocolatiers to experiment and develop new products. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage:** The food and beverage industry can capitalize on this trend and create a line of bacon and bourbon-infused desserts that cater to the growing demand for inventive flavor profiles. - **Alcohol:** Alcohol companies can partner with dessert companies to create new products and tap into the growing trend of adding bourbon to treats. - **Restaurant:** Restaurants can take advantage of this trend by adding bacon-bourbon desserts to their menus, providing a unique and memorable dining experience for customers and possibly encouraging them to return. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cake-Inspired Pancake Stacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boston-cream-pie-pancakes.md) - [Bacon-Topped Cinnamon Buns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/schlotzskys-bacon-bon.md) - [Birthday Cake-Flavored Whiskeys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/birthday-cake-whiskey.md) - [Cotton Candy Bacon Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bacon-blonde-ale.md) - [Bacon-Themed Pancake Specials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-graceland-pancake.md) - [Nutty Chocolate Layer Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanut-butter-bert.md) - [Candied Bacon QSR Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hardees-candied-bacon.md) - [Expansive Bacon-Themed Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baconfest-lineup.md) - [Sweet Candied Bacon Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candied-bacon-whopper.md)