the bmc2: a bacon maple cream cheese frosted apple cinnamon french toast cupcake
I am the girl who hides in the kitchen corner and eating cake for breakfast! Never a huge lover of traditional eggs & bacon for breakfast, I was inspired to create this cupcake one year for Easter brunch. All your favorite breakfast ingredients in cupcake form! Who could go wrong with bacon, eggs, maple syrup, cinnamon, and apples? My cupcake quickly became a huge hit within my family. One bite and you're filled and ready to go. Soon, I was making them every Sunday! I have slowly turned my family into cake eaters for breakfast. I no longer stand in the corner alone :-)
Blue Ribbon Recipe
I've been known to eat cake for breakfast myself, but somehow Jill has managed to elevate it to (an acceptable) art form with these delicious morning bites. On behalf of a.m. cake lovers everywhere, we salute you!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 - egg (or 2 egg whites)
- 1 3/4 cups sifted white or whole wheat flour + 1 tbsp reserved for filling
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk (skim milk works fine)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon for filling
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar for filling
- 1/4 cup melted butter for filling
- 3-5 - medium sized peeled, cored, diced granny smith apples for topping
- 2 tablespoons melted butter for topping
- 2 tablespoons sugar for topping
- 8 ounces cream cheese (low-fat works fine) for frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar for frosting
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup for frosting
- 1/2 pound cooked and crumbled bacon pieces for garnish
How To Make the bmc2: a bacon maple cream cheese frosted apple cinnamon french toast cupcake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
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Step 2Beat shortening and granulated sugar in medium sized bowl. Add vanilla and egg. Beat well.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to the sugar mixture. Dough will be sticky.
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Step 4Filling: Mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, melted butter and flour until a grainy paste is formed.
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Step 5Fill cupcake liners 1/4 full with cupcake batter. Pipe in an index-sized finger amount of cinnamon filling and top with remaining cupcake batter until 3/4 full. Repeat.
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Step 6Bake for about 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool.
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Step 7Mix all frosting ingredients and frost cupcake. Top with sauteed apples (combine topping ingredients: apples, butter and sugar in small fry pan over medium heat until apples are caramelized) and cooked bacon pieces.
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