Indulge in the delectable Maple Bacon Cupcakes, a symphony of sweet and savory flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. These cupcakes are not just any ordinary treat; they are an explosion of maple and bacon goodness, perfectly balanced to create a truly unique and unforgettable experience. The moist and fluffy maple cupcakes are topped with a generous dollop of creamy maple frosting, then adorned with crispy bacon bits that add a delightful crunch and a smoky aroma. Each bite is a perfect harmony of sweet and salty, leaving you craving more. But that's not all! This article also includes recipes for a decadent Maple Bacon Frosting and a simple yet flavorful Candied Bacon topping. These additional recipes allow you to customize your cupcakes to your liking, amplifying the maple bacon experience or adding a touch of your own creativity. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds dancing with joy.
Here are our top 14 tried and tested recipes!
YUMMY MAPLE BACON CUPCAKES
This recipe was given to me by a close friend. I was headed to a bacon party and the dessert list was quite limited. These cupcakes were eaten before the entrees and disappeared quickly! The bacon is the clincher. It is a must and the buttermilk in the batter makes it taste amazing.
Provided by lucky26
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 1h
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fill 48 mini muffin cups with paper liners.
- Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract.
- Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add to the sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, alternating with buttermilk. Mix well after each addition. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full of batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 21 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting, at least 20 minutes.
- Beat butter and shortening together until fluffy to start the frosting. Beat in maple syrup and salt. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Frost the cooled cupcakes and sprinkle bacon crumbles and raw sugar on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 127.3 calories, Carbohydrate 19.5 g, Cholesterol 18.2 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 71.4 mg, Sugar 15.1 g
PANCAKE CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE-BACON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
The cupcakes are based on a homemade pancake batter, baked in a muffin tin to form light, fluffy cakes, like a good pancake should be. The frosting is flavored with maple syrup and bacon. Don't attempt to pipe this frosting; the bacon will get stuck in the tip. Adapted from a recipe at Brown-Eyed Baker. http://bit.ly/clnRii
Provided by DrGaellon
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil and arrange bacon on the pan. Bake 15 minutes until very crisp; immediately transfer bacon to paper towels to drain; let cool 5-10 minutes. Crumble bacon and toss with maple syrup. (Note that there is a total of 8 slices of bacon and 1/4 cup of maple syrup in this step.).
- Line a standard muffin pan with paper liners, and spray liners with non-stick spray.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add a third of the cooled bacon. In a second bowl, whisk together milk, eggs and melted butter. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and stir just until fully moistened (there may be small lumps). Divide the batter evenly amongst the muffin cups and bake in the preheated oven until puffed and firm to the touch, about 10 minutes (they will not brown much). Cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack until fully cooled.
- In the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk, whip the butter on high until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl every minute or two. Turn the speed down to low and add the powdered sugar a little at a time; do not add more until it's nearly completely absorbed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, turn up to medium-high and whip until fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Add maple syrup and vanilla and continue to whip 1 minute more. Add half the remaining bacon and stir in with a spatula. Frost the cooled cupcakes with an offset spatula. Top with more bacon.
PANCAKE CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE BACON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
After finding a recipe for a maple bacon buttercream, we decided to create a cupcake that would give you a taste of the 'perfect breakfast': pancakes and bacon, with maple syrup of course!
Provided by Tom Wilson
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 1h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Beat sugar and shortening together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Sift pancake mix and flour together in a separate bowl; add baking powder. Combine buttermilk and egg in another bowl.
- Add flour mixture to the creamed shortening in batches, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, beating batter briefly after each addition. Mix until combined; batter should be thick, not runny. Spoon batter into the muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 16 minutes.
- Cool cupcakes on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 20 minutes.
- Beat butter at high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Sift in powdered sugar slowly, beating until well combined. Add maple syrup, bacon, vanilla extract, and salt; mix well. Pipe buttercream onto cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.4 calories, Carbohydrate 63.2 g, Cholesterol 64.3 mg, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 12.8 g, Sodium 408.1 mg, Sugar 44.1 g
MAPLE FRENCH TOAST AND BACON CUPCAKES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Place paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin. Prepare the cupcakes: Combine the flours, pudding mix, baking powder, potato starch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl with a whisk.
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugars with a mixer on low speed until combined, 6 to 8 minutes. Gradually mix in the vanilla and egg whites. Scrape down the sides of the bowl; continue mixing until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the maple syrup and half-and-half, mixing after each addition and ending with flour. Mix until the ingredients are just combined; do not overmix. Fold in the bacon.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about three-quarters of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool completely.
- Meanwhile, prepare the glaze: Beat the cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add the confectioners' sugar, maple syrup and cinnamon; beat until combined. Spread on the cooled cupcakes; top with chopped bacon, if desired.
MAPLE FRENCH TOAST AND BACON CUPCAKES
This recipe won Food Network magazines first 'secret-ingredient recipe contest'. The secret ingredient was Maple Syrup. Kara Sow created this delicious winner!
Provided by Ashbow
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 12 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Place paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin.
- Prepare the cupcakes:
- Combine the flours, pudding mix, baking powder, potato starch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl with a whisk.
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugars with a mixer on low speed until combined, 6 to 8 minutes. Gradually mix in the vanilla and egg whites. Scrape down the sides of the bowl; continue mixing until light and fluffy.Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the maple syrup and half-and-half. mixing after each addition and ending with flour.Mix until the ingredients are just combined; do not overmix. Fold in the bacon.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about three-quarters of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Meanwhile, prepare the frosting:.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add the confectioners sugar, maple syrup and cinnamon; beat until combined. Spread on the cooled cupcakes; top with chopped bacon, if desired.
BUTTERMILK MAPLE-BACON CUPCAKES
These cupcakes won first prize at the Winneshiek County Fair in the Bacon Dessert competition. They remind me of pancakes!
Provided by Sherillynn
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 40m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 20 muffin cups.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder together in a bowl. Add buttermilk, eggs, oil, maple flavoring, and vanilla extract. Stir in crumbled bacon.
- Fill muffin cups 2/3 full of batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203.9 calories, Carbohydrate 30.6 g, Cholesterol 31.3 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 235.8 mg, Sugar 21 g
BACON SURPRISE CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE FROSTING
Felt like I was in Competing in Cupcake Wars! The ingredients from Dining on a Dollar Recipe Contest -- Spring 2013 made it tricky to create a dessert. Must say I nailed it! Tender, soft crumb with hint of bacon bits and topped with Maple frosting complement each other perfectly. The budget ingredient ketchup and applesauce gave the cupcakes a sweetness and added moisture. A MUST MAKE! You won't be disappointed. FYI the bacon is pieces so you will have bits just as if it was chips of chocolate. If you want you can save the bacon bits for just topping the frosting.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl blend ketchup, applesauce, cocoa powder, oil or bacon drippings and eggs mixing well.
- Add cake mix and bacon crumbles whisk for 2 minutes.
- Place into foil lined cup cake pan.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool.
- Meanwhile beat syrup and butter together 1 minutes till light and fluffy. Add vanilla, salt and sugar and beat an other 2 minutes.
- Pipe or spread frosting on the cupcakes.
- Now watch everyone enjoy while they figure the ingredients.
- If you want to give a hint garnish with some extra bacon pieces.
MAPLE BACON CUPCAKES
This tastes like the Maple bacon doughnut at Voodoo doughnut in Portland Oregan.. it is the ultimate combination of salty and sweet
Provided by GingerlyJ
Categories Dessert
Time 33m
Yield 6 cupcakes, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1) Cook some bacon in a fry pan (about 6 thick strips). Reserve the drippings and place in the fridge to solidify. Mince 1/4 a cup of the bacon. The chef should eat whatever is left to assure that the bacon is tasty.
- 2) Beat the crud out of the butter and solidified bacon fat 'till light and creamy. Add the brown sugar and maple syrup and beat well until combined.
- 3) Add the egg and beat until incorporated.
- 4) Sift the flour, salt, baking soda and powder together.
- 5) Add some of the flour and mix, then some of the milk, then continue to alternate the dry and wet ingredients, ending with the dry. Mix until just combined. Fold in the bacon. Taste and add more maple syrup, flour, or milk if needed for desired taste. Keep in mind the maple frosting is very sweet, and to add in very small increments for alterations as maple syrup in large amounts can break a cake batter.
- 6) Scoop into cupcake papers and bake at 350 F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Be sure to rotate the pan after the first 15 minutes for even baking.
- Maple Syrup frosting.
- What You'll Need --
- 4 tablespoons of butter.
- 2 tablespoons of maple syrup.
- 1 cup of powdered sugar.
- turbinado sugar (optional, but recommended).
- coarse grain sea salt (optional, but recommended).
- What You'll Do --
- Combine the syrup and butter until combined. Add the sugar, a bit at a time, and whip at high speeds until combined. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes. Sprinkle on sea salt and turbinado sugar for decoration and a lot of added flavor.
CHOCOLATE-STOUT CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE-BACON FROSTING
Delicious cupcakes made with chocolate and beer, topped with a cream cheese frosting and, of course, bacon!
Provided by kris
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 1h20m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Bring stout and butter to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes. Set aside, stirring occasionally, until butter has melted. Mix in cocoa powder until smooth.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Mix eggs with sour cream in a large bowl using an electric mixer on low until well combined. Add beer mixture slowly, followed by flour mixture, until batter is smooth.
- Divide batter between the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 17 to 19 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Leave the oven on.
- Meanwhile, lay bacon strips on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Baste with 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup, covering both sides.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Turn bacon over, baste with remaining syrup, and bake until browned and crisp, about 8 minutes more, watching to make sure not to burn.
- Remove bacon and lay strips on parchment paper so they don't stick to foil upon cooling. Let cool completely, 10 to 15 minutes. Chop into pieces.
- Combine butter and powdered sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in cream cheese until smooth. Beat in maple syrup. Frost cooled cupcakes and top with bacon bits.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.5 calories, Carbohydrate 33.1 g, Cholesterol 72 mg, Fat 21.5 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 326.7 mg, Sugar 22.5 g
MAPLE BACON CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by davidv
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 12‒cup muffin pans with cupcake liners and set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and set aside. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy in the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the eggs and the maple extract and mix until fully incorporated. Add the flour mixture and the Half & Half, alternating, in 2 batches. Be sure to mix well after each addition. Add in the chopped, cooked bacon and mix until evenly distributed. Fill the paper-lined muffin pans 3/4 of the way full with batter. Bake the muffins for 20-23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let them cool before frosting. Frosting: Cream together the cream cheese and the margarine with a hand mixer in a medium bowl until smooth and free of any lumps. Next, mix in the maple extract. Add in the confectioners' sugar and whip until light and fluffy. Refrigerate the frosting until you're ready to serve the cupcakes. Garnish: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Melt the chocolate chips in the top section of a double boiler. Dip each piece of the bacon into the chocolate, until half of the bacon is covered in chocolate. Place the bacon pieces onto the prepared cookie sheet. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set. When ready to serve the cupcakes, frost them using an icing spatula or a piping bag fitted with a pastry tip. After frosting, place a piece of chocolate-covered bacon on each cupcake and serve.
PANCAKE CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE BACON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
This is one of those times when bacon really DOES belong in dessert! We loved the maple-bacon flavor in the icing... A great way to start your day!
Provided by Sheila Devor
Categories Pancakes
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a standard muffin pan with liners and then spray the liners with non-stick spray (important step!).
- 2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; set aside. In a separate medium bowl whisk together the milk and eggs, then stir in the melted and cooled butter. Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and whisk together until just moistened and combined. Like pancakes, lumps are okay! Divide the batter between the muffin cups and bake until puffed and firm to the touch, about 10 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes and then remove cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 3. To make the frosting, use the whisk attachment of a stand mixer to whip the butter on medium-high speed for about 5 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the powdered sugar a little at a time, waiting until it's mostly incorporated before adding more. Once all of the powdered sugar has been added, scrape the sides of the bowl and increase the speed to medium-high and whip until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the maple syrup and the vanilla and whip for another minute or so to incorporate. Add the bacon and mix to combine. Using an offset spatula, spread the frosting on the cupcakes. Top with additional crumbled bacon if desired.
- 4. NOTE: You can add a couple slices of crumbled bacon to your batter, as well as some maple syrup if you would like to give that cupcake some extra flavor. Just use your better judgment on the amount you want in the batter. Some folks just like a simple pancake batter thats why I have listed the bacon in the batter as being optional. They are delicious both ways. Enjoy! :)
CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE-BACON BUTTERCREAM
Steps:
- Make the cupcakes: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 12-cup muffin tin and line with cupcake liners; set aside. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; set aside.
- In a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine butter, both sugars and salt. Cream on medium speed until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. With machine running, add eggs one at a time, and mix until well incorporated, 2 minutes. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl, turn mixer speed to low, and add 1/4 of the dry ingredients. When no traces of flour remain, add 1/3 of the buttermilk and mix until incorporated.
- Continue alternating flour mixture and buttermilk, ending with flour. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl, and gently mix in chopped chocolate and oatmeal. Divide among muffin cups; each should be 3/4 full. Bake until a tester comes out clean, 30 minutes. Turn out of tin and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Make the frosting: In a heavy skillet, cook bacon over low heat until fat is rendered and meat is crisp. Set a sieve over bowl of mixer, and pour skillet contents into sieve. Reserve bacon bits. You should have no more than 3 tablespoons bacon fat in mixer bowl; set aside additional bacon fat for another use.
- Return skillet to heat and add butter. Butter will melt, then foam, then separate into golden liquid and white solids. Let butter cook, scraping bottom of pan occasionally to prevent burning, until milk solids toast and turn brown. Transfer browned butter to mixer bowl and refrigerate until cold.
- In separate bowl, combine milk, cream, crème fraîche, vanilla and maple syrup. In mixer bowl, cream bacon fat and brown butter with salt until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and mix at medium speed until fluffy, about 8 minutes. With mixer running, pour in milk mixture and continue mixing until smooth. Refrigerate until cold.
- Frost the cupcakes: With small offset spatula, fluff frosting until soft and spreadable but not runny. Spread about 3 tablespoons frosting on each cooled cupcake. Sprinkle a pinch of bacon bits and a pinch of flaky salt on top. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate up to 6 hours.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 628, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 73 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 20 grams, Sodium 367 milligrams, Sugar 59 grams, TransFat 1 gram
MAPLE FRENCH TOAST & BACON CUPCAKES RECIPE - (5/5)
Provided by á-3443
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Place paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin. Prepare the cupcakes: Combine the flours, pudding mix, baking powder, potato starch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl with a whisk. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugars with a mixer on low speed until combined, 6 to 8 minutes. Gradually mix in the vanilla and egg whites. Scrape down the sides of the bowl; continue mixing until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the maple syrup and half-and-half, mixing after each addition and ending with flour. Mix until the ingredients are just combined; do not overmix. Fold in the bacon. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about three-quarters of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool completely. Meanwhile, prepare the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add the confectioners'sugar, maple syrup and cinnamon; beat until combined. Spread on the cooled cupcakes; top with chopped bacon, if desired.
MAPLE BACON CUPCAKES
I tried these as an experiment to see how well bacon would do in a cupcake! I discovered that it did GREAT! These cupcakes are delicious! Every bacon eating man, woman and child will LOVE these! My family and friends do! I do suggest doubling the recipe!
Provided by Casi Williams
Categories Other Desserts
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. * 1) Cook some bacon in a fry pan (about 6 thick strips). Reserve the drippings and place in the fridge to solidify. Mince 1/4 a cup of the bacon. * 2) Beat the crud out of the butter and solidified bacon fat 'till light and creamy. Add the brown sugar and maple syrup and beat well until combined. * 3) Add the egg and beat until incorporated. * 4) Add some of the flour and mix, then some of the milk, then continue to alternate the dry and wet ingredients, ending with the dry. Mix until just combined. Fold in the bacon. Taste and add more maple syrup, flour, or milk if needed for desired taste. Keep in mind the maple frosting is very sweet, and to add in very small increments for alterations as maple syrup in large amounts can break a cake batter. * 5) Scoop into cupcake papers and bake at 350 F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Be sure to rotate the pan after the first 15 minutes for even baking.
- 2. For the Icing -* Combine the syrup and butter until combined. Add the sugar, a bit at a time, and whip at high speeds until combined. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes. Top with sea salt and turbinado sugar for decoration. Add the crumbled BACON
Tips:
- For a richer maple flavor, use pure maple syrup instead of pancake syrup.
- To make the cupcakes even more decadent, top them with a dollop of maple buttercream frosting.
- If you don't have a muffin pan, you can also bake the cupcakes in a 9x13 inch baking pan. Just increase the baking time to 20-25 minutes.
- Be sure to let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting set properly.
- These cupcakes are best enjoyed fresh, but they can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
These maple bacon cupcakes are the perfect combination of sweet and savory. They're sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering. With their moist, fluffy texture and irresistible maple bacon flavor, these cupcakes are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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