Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Have you ever tried a salty chip with a small piece of dark chocolate? Yummy! The combination of sweet and salty is a match made in heaven. Many times I’ve made chocolate and candies like Spicy Holiday Chocolate Bark or Salted Caramel Sauce and sprinkled them lightly with salt 🧂. This is one of those things that are just fantastic together when you want to indulge yourself.
Many people will agree that bacon 🥓 is awesome! Now, imagine incorporating it into a dessert – oh my! That is how I created this lovely sweet treat… Maple Bacon Cupcakes! These are so scrumptious! There’s the “sweet-salty” combination with a slight smoky flavor in the background… how decadent can it be?
Although I have a few, I’ve only posted a couple cupcake recipes so far which are Dulce de Leche Cupcakes and my Margarita Cupcakes. I’m more of a muffin person while David loves cupcakes. These Maple Bacon Cupcakes disappear fast when I make them. Guess who eats most of them 🤨?
As bacon is an important component for this recipe, I have a great kitchen tips & tricks on how to cook this protein. There’s no “babysitting” involved and also next to no mess to clean 🧼 which is a big bonus. Check it out by clicking on this link… Oven Baked Bacon • Best Way to Cook Bacon
These are definitely not your everyday cupcakes 🧁. Packed with yumminess, this Maple Bacon Cupcakes recipe is fabulous! It’s easy to make and I’m positive that everyone will enjoy these sweet treats…
Bon Appétit! 🍽
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Maple Bacon Cupcakes
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Ingredients
BATTER
- 2 slices crispy cooked bacon, ground (about 1 tbsp.) Footnote
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tbsp. bacon fat
- 3/4 cup maple sugar (substitute granulated sugar)
- 2 large free-run eggs, room temperature
- 6 tbsp. good quality maple syrup tips & tricks
- 1/3 cup buttermilk tips & tricks
- 1 1/2 tsp. pure maple extract
- 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tbsp. grapeseed oil tips & tricks
CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM
- 4 ounces light cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tbsp. maple sugar, sifted
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
TOPPING
- 3 slices crispy cooked bacon, crumbled tips & tricks
Directions
BATTER
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour with baking soda and baking powder; whisk until well mixed. Add the ground bacon, whisk again and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine butter, bacon grease, and maple sugar; process until mixture gets creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Add maple syrup and buttermilk; process until well blended. Add maple extract and vanilla extract; mix for 15 seconds.
- Add the dry ingredients and process on low speed until just combined, stopping to clean the sides of the bowl. Add grapeseed oil and process for 15 seconds.
- Using an ice cream scoop, divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups and fill them up to 2/3. Tap the muffin pan to remove any trapped air bubbles.
- Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean with a few crumbs.
- Remove from the heat and let them cool off in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Transfer the cupcakes onto a wire rack to cool completely.
BUTTERCREAM
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add cream cheese and butter; process until nice and creamy.
- Add maple sugar and confectioners’ sugar and process on low speed before increasing to speed 8. Add the remaining confectioners’ sugar and repeat; low speed at first and then increase to 8.
- Spoon the buttercream into a pastry bag with a large tip and pipe the icing onto the cupcakes. Add crumbled bacon on top before serving.
Notes
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