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Maple Bacon Cupcakes
These maple bacon cupcakes are just like breakfast in dessert form. This maple bacon cupcake recipe is made with moist and tender maple cinnamon cake, frosted with maple buttercream frosting, drizzled with salted caramel sauce and sprinkled with crumbled bacon. Eat these cupcakes for breakfast or dessert!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 1h🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Courtney📖 cakemehometonight
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Maple Cinnamon Cupcakes
ground cinnamon1 tsp
2
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a cupcake pan with 12 cupcakes liners.
3
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
ground cinnamon1 tsp
4
In a large bowl, use an electric hand mixer to cream the granulated sugar, butter and vegetable oil until pale and creamy. Add the egg, sour cream, maple syrup, and vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
egg (room temperature)1sour cream (room temperature)2 tbspvanilla extract1 tsp
5
Add half of the flour mixture to the batter and mix on low speed until mostly combined. Slowly pour in the milk, continuing to mix on low. Add the remaining half of the flour mixture and mix until the batter is smooth.
6
Portion the cupcake batter into the cupcake liners using a large cookie scoop, about ¾ full.
7
Bake the cupcakes for ⏱️ 20 minutes or until the tops of the cupcakes bounce back when gently touched. Cool the cupcakes in the pan for ⏱️ 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Maple Buttercream Frosting
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Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip the room temperature unsalted butter for ⏱️ 5 minutes on medium-high speed until it is light, pale, and fluffy.
¼ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)unsalted butter (room temperature)1 cup
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Add the powdered sugar and mix on low speed until combined. Then, add the vanilla extract and salt.
vanilla extract1 tsp
11
Slowly drizzle in the maple syrup followed by the heavy cream while mixing on low speed. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure everything is well combined.
heavy cream1 tbsp
12
Turn the speed on the mixer to medium speed and whip for ⏱️ 3 minutes until the buttercream is light and fluffy.
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Assembling the Cupcakes
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Fill a piping bag fitted with a Wilton 1M piping tip with the maple buttercream frosting. Pipe a generous swirl of buttercream onto the cooled cupcakes.
15
Use a piping bag to drizzle the salted caramel sauce over the cupcakes and sprinkle with cooked, crumbled bacon.
cooked, crumbled bacon1 cup
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