maple bacon cupcakes

How To Make maple bacon cupcakes

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners; set aside.
• Step 2
  In a large bowl, combine flour with baking soda and baking powder; whisk until well mixed. Add the ground bacon, whisk again and set aside.
• Step 3
  In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine butter, bacon grease, and maple sugar; process until mixture gets creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Add maple syrup and buttermilk; process until well blended. Add maple extract and vanilla extract; mix for 15 seconds.
• Step 4
  Add dry ingredients and process on low speed until just combined, stopping to clean the sides of the bowl. Add grapeseed oil and process for 15 seconds.
• Step 5
  Using an ice cream scoop, divide batter among the muffin cups and fill them up to 2/3. Tap the muffin pan to remove any trapped air bubbles. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean with a few crumbs. Remove from the heat and let them cool off in the pan for 10 minutes. Transfer the cupcakes onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Step 6
  To make the buttercream; In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add cream cheese and butter; process until nice and creamy. Add maple sugar and confectioners’ sugar, both sifted, and process on low before increasing to speed 8. Add the remaining confectioners’ sugar and repeat; low speed at first and increase to 8.
• Step 7
  Spoon buttercream into a piping bag with large tip and pipe the cupcakes. Add crumbled bacon on top before serving. Makes one dozen
• Step 8
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