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.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 127 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• ¼ cup shortening
• 1 ⅓ cups buttermilk
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 6 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon raw sugar, or as desired

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fill 48 mini muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.