MAPLE BACON CUPCAKES
Servings 34 cupcake
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups - 1 tbs all-purpose flour
- 1 cup maple sugar or 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup shortening packed
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream full fat
- 1/2 cup milk or half & half
- 2 large eggs
- 3 1/2 tsp maple extract
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp maple syrup pure
For the Maple Frosting
- 18 tbs unsalted butter room temperature, that’s 1 cup plus 2 tbs
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp maple extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 12 oz cream cheese soft
- 1 cup sortening packed
- 2 lb bacon finely chopped
- maple syrup to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a muffin tin pan with paper cups; set aside.
- In a bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, whisk together flour, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- On low, slowly beat in chunks of shortening and butter. Turn mixer to medium. Beat until mixture has small crumbs.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together sour cream, milk, eggs, maple flavoring, vanilla extract, and maple syrup.
- Mixer on low, slowly pour the mixture into dry ingredients. Turn mixer to medium. Beat until incorporated; about 1 minute. Whip downsides of the bowl with a spatula. Stir to mix.
- Spoon 2½ tbsp cake batter into each cupcake. Bake in the oven for 27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool.
- Make the frosting. In a bowl fit with a mixer, beat butter, powdered confectioner's sugar, salt, and maple flavoring. Once smooth, turn mixer up to medium. Beat in chunks of cream cheese and shortening. Mix until smooth.
- Fill a pastry bag with a cupcake tip and frost each cupcake. TIP: Frosting may need to be chilled in a pastry bag to create the same design as photos. Also, I used a Russian Ball Tip to frost each cupcake. See notes on where to buy, otherwise, any cupcake tip will do.
- To make bacon, cook according to package directions or to make in the oven heat to 400 degrees F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and spread bacon evenly on sheets without them touching. Bake for about 20 minutes or until bacon is golden brown. Transfer bacon to a paper towel then finely chop.
- Add chopped bacon to the top of the cupcake and around the bottom frosting. Drizzle maple syrup over each cupcake if desired.
- Cupcakes need to be chilled until 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
MAPLE BACON CUPCAKES
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