Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Maple bacon cupcakes are moist and tender, with maple flavor in the cupcakes, maple and bacon-flavored cream cheese frosting, and a final touch of candied bacon on top.
Servings: 11
Calories: 592kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Dry Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups Bob's Red Mill 1:1 gluten free flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Wet Cupcake Ingredients
- ¾ cups sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Singing Dog vanilla
- ¾ teaspoon maple extract
- ½ cup almond milk room temperature
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup sour cream room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Bacon Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tbs brown sugar
Maple Bacon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon bacon extract
- ½ teaspoon maple extract
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Mix the almond milk and vinegar and set aside. Then, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 12-count muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat the butter, sugar, and oil for 90 seconds in a stand mixer.
- Add the maple syrup, sour cream, vanilla extract, maple extract, and maple syrup and mix until combined. Then, add the eggs and mix until just combined.
- Slowly mix half of the dry ingredients and half of the buttermilk into the wet ingredients until just combined. Then repeat, being careful not to overmix.
- Divide the batter evenly between the cupcake liners using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop. Then, bake the cupcakes for 14 to 18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cupcakes and let them cool for 5 minutes in the pan. Then, carefully transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Bacon
- Place the bacon in a single layer in your air fryer basket. Then, brush the strips with maple syrup and sprinkle them with brown sugar.
- Air fry the bacon strips at 355 for 12 minutes.
- Remove the candied bacon strips and let them cool. Then, cut them into 3 pieces.
Frosting
- Beat the cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer for 2 minutes.
- Add half the powdered sugar, along with the maple syrup, maple extract, and bacon extract and mix on low until the mixture begins to combine. Increase the speed to medium and mix for another 30 seconds.
- Add the remaining powdered sugar, salt, and milk and mix for 2 minutes until you achieve a creamy frosting.
Decorate
- Using a piping bag with an open tip, pipe the frosting on top of each fully cooled cupcake. Then, add a slice of candied bacon on top.
Nutrition
Calories: 592kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 493mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 66g | Vitamin A: 860IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg
