Maple
Bacon
Cupcakes
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These amazing
Maple Bacon Cupcakes
are frosted with Vanilla Bourbon Buttercream Frosting and topped with Candied Maple Bacon Crunch. They’re the perfect sweet treat for your favorite bacon lover!
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FIVE STARS
"My kids couldn’t stop eating these! Everyone at my house enjoyed them!"
~Jen
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Ingredients
Boxed vanilla cake mix Water Eggs Butter Bacon grease Bourbon Vanilla bean paste Salt Heavy cream Sliced bacon Maple syrup Brown sugar
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Step one
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat all of the cupcake ingredients together. Divide among the 24 cupcake cups
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Step TWO
Bake for 12-17 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
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Step THREE
For the frosting, beat the butter with an electric mixer until creamy. Continue beating and gradually add the powdered sugar.
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Step four
Add the bourbon, vanilla paste and salt, and beat in the cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the frosting is the perfect consistency.
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Step FIVE
For the candied bacon, pour maple syrup in a shallow dish, and drag each slice of bacon through the syrup.
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Step six
Sprinkle the brown sugar over the bacon and place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil topped with parchment paper
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Step seven
Bake for about 15 minutes, then blot excess grease with paper towels. Bake for another 5 to 7 minutes, then let cool for 5 minutes.
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Step eight
Cut 2 of the bacon strips in 1/2 inch pieces using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife. Chop the rest in small pieces.
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Step nine
Scoop the frosting in a pastry bag with a fluted or smooth tip and frost the cupcakes.
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Step ten
Garnish each cupcake with the larger pieces and smaller candied bacon bits.
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