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
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Line cupcake trays with liners.
In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.
Add the sugar and maple syrup gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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.
Fold in bacon crumbles.
Pour batter into cupcake pan until about 2/3 full.
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.
Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
Frosting
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.
On medium speed beat butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add cooled saucepan mixture. Beat all ingredients for about 1 minute on high speed, scraping the bowl about halfway through.
Add powdered sugar ½ cup at a time until desired consistency.
Top cooled cupcakes with frosting and decorate with bacon crumbles.