It is Saturday morning and I’m up baking a treat for the hubby. I bought him a box of one of his favorite chocolates, pecan delights, just to say I love you. Apparently, they are my favorite too because I accidentally ate the whole box. Needless to say, In reality, I think I really bought that box for myself 😉
I felt kind of bad, not about the amount of chocolate I ate, but bad about the fact that I ate up his treats. So, I decided to bake something special for him. He loves bacon, and he loves cake. Why not put the two favorites together, right?
Well, the end result turned into heaven in my mouth. I just mixed my homemade cake recipe, added some bacon, and baked some yummy goodness. If you or someone close to you is a huge bacon fan like my family, then you will love this tasty recipe for my Maple Bacon Cupcakes.
You will need:
1 1/2 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Cup Sugar
1 Stick of butter, soften
2 Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla
3/4 Cup Milk
8 Strips Maple Bacon
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 8oz Pack Cream Cheese, softened
1 Stick of Butter, softened
2 Cups Powder Sugar
2 Teaspoons Maple Syrup
splash of half and half or cream
To make the Candied Bacon:
Layer the bacon onto a cookie sheet.
Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the bacon
Broil until the bacon is done. Set aside
Direction For the Cupcakes:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Cream butter, sugar and salt until fluffy
Add eggs, one at a time, and stir
Sifted flour, baking soda, and salt together
Add the sifted flour and milk alternately into the sugar mixture
Add 4 strips of crumbled bacon to the batter. mix until combined
Pour into cupcake pan, (I used mini cupcake pan)
Bake for 20 minutes. When done, let it cool completely.
To Make the Frosting:
Cream together the the butter and cream cheese
Add the maple syrup and the powdered sugar, slowly
Add a splash of Half &Half to your frosting if it becomes dry
Crumble the remaining 4 pieces of bacon and top off the cupcakes.
Voila!! A piece of bacon heaven right here on earth!
