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Maple Bacon Cupcakes
5 from 3 votes

Maple Bacon Cupcakes

These maple bacon cupcakes are the perfect Father's Day dessert! The cupcakes have maple syrup baked into them along with bits of cooked bacon. It's topped with a swirl of maple frosting and bacon bits.

Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
47 mins
Total Time
1 hr 22 mins
Servings: 20 cupcakes
Calories: 270 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cake
  • 1/4 cup butter room temperature
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 2 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. maple extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 3 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 cup milk whole
  • 1/2 cup Bacon finely chopped, cooked
Frosting
  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 2 tsp. maple extract
  • 3 1/2 T. milk
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 T. Bacon finely chopped, cooked

Instructions

Cake
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Spray liners with non-stick cooking spray. 
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add in the butter and sugar. Beat with a hand mixer on medium until light and fluffy.
  3. Add in the maple syrup and beat until incorporated. 
  4. Add in the eggs, vanilla extract, and maple extract. Beat on medium until combined. Set aside.
  5. In a separate bowl, add in the flour, salt, and baking powder. Whisk to incorporate all of the ingredients. 
  6. Add the milk to a cup. 
  7. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk in with the wet ingredients beginning and ending with the flour. I added the flour in thirds and the milk in half. Beat on medium until each addition is worked in.
  8. Stir in the pieces of bacon.
  9. Fill each cupcake liner about 1/2 way full. 
  10. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 17 minutes or until done. Use the toothpick test to make sure.
  11. Let cool completely and begin making the frosting.
Frosting
  1. Add the butter to a large mixing bowl. Mix with a hand mixer until creamy.
  2. Add the powdered sugar, maple extract, and milk. Mix on low until almost completely incorporated. Turn the mixer on high and beat for another 1 - 2 minutes until the frosting becomes light and fluffy.
  3. Add the frosting into a piping bag fitted with the 1M tip. Pipe swirls on the cupcakes. Sprinkle with the pieces of bacon. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 270kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 48mg (16%) Sodium 144mg (6%) Potassium 127mg (3%) Sugar 29g (58%) Vitamin A 400IU (8%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 0.6mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20 cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 270

% Daily Value*

Calories 270kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 48mg 16%
Sodium 144mg 6%
Potassium 127mg 3%
Sugar 29g 58%
Vitamin A 400IU 8%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 0.6mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.