Maple Bacon Cupcakes

Recipe from The Frugal Foodie

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

  • 1 ½ cup sugar

  • ¾ cup pure maple syrup

  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup buttermilk

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 6 strips of cooked bacon, crumbled

Frosting

  • 1 cup milk

  • 5 tablespoons flour

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 5 tablespoons maple syrup

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar

Topping

Cooked bacon, crumbled

Instructions

Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

  2. Line cupcake trays with liners.

  3. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.

  4. Add the sugar and maple syrup gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes

  5. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

  6. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Add in four parts, alternating the milk and the vanilla extract, beating well after each addition.

  7. Fold in bacon crumbles.

  8. Pour batter into cupcake pan until about 2/3 full.

  9. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the tops are golden and a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

  10. Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.

Frosting

  1. In a medium saucepan, whisk milk, flour, and salt. Cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to sputter, whisking constantly until it is the consistency of cake batter, about 7 minutes. Add maple syrup and set aside to cool completely.

  2. On medium speed beat butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

  3. Add cooled saucepan mixture. Beat all ingredients for about 1 minute on high speed, scraping the bowl about halfway through.

  4. Add powdered sugar ½ cup at a time until desired consistency.

  5. Top cooled cupcakes with frosting and decorate with bacon crumbles.