Tuesday Treat: Maple Bacon Cupcakes

So I stayed true to what I was going to create for the first Tuesday Treat, which is Maple Bacon Cupcakes! I was daring and took a small bite and to my surprise it was not too bad. The hubby loved it and that is all that really matters!

Here is how I made it!

First I made the base; maple cake

2 tbsp flour

1.5 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

2 tbsp milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp imitation maple extract 

(you can use Grade B pure Maple syrup if preferred, imitation was cheaper)

*Stir*

Next I cooked up 1/2 a piece of bacon to a crisp and then chopped it up and added to the cake base. I also add about a tsp of the bacon grease.

I then baked it at 350 degrees for around 10 minutes. It came out looking more like a muffin but still had the consistency of a cupcake :)

I then created my cream cheese maple bacon frosting by just taste testing until it was deeelicious!

Cream cheese

Powder sugar

Unsalted butter

Pinch of brown sugar

Imitation maple extract

I then crisped the other half of the bacon cut it up in little pieces and topped the cupcake with it and TADA here is....

SAVORY & SWEET Maple Bacon cupcake with a Maple Cream Cheese & Brown Sugar frosting topped with toasted Bacon crumbles :)

The hubby loved it!