I love making these cupcakes for breakfast, dessert or just a midnight snack! The kiddos love these too and they love to help make them. If you are a fan of breakfast food (bacon and pancakes) then you will love this recipe.
Maple & Bacon Cupcakes
Batter Ingredients:
- 4 1⁄2 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 1⁄2 tablespoon bacon drippings (solid)
- 1 egg
- 5 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1⁄4 cups self rising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- tiny pinch salt
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄4 cup of cooked minced bacon
Directions for Batter:
- Cook bacon in a fry pan (I used one pound). 
- Reserve the drippings and place in the fridge to solidify.
- Mince 1/4 a cup of the bacon.
- Beat the butter and solidified bacon fat until light and creamy.
- Add the brown sugar and maple syrup and beat well until combined.
- Add the egg and beat until incorporated.
- Sift the flour, salt, baking soda and powder together.
- Add some of the flour and mix, then some of the milk.
- Continue to alternate the dry and wet ingredients, ending with the dry.
- Mix until just combined.
-Fold in the bacon.
-Taste and add more maple syrup, flour, or milk if needed for desired taste.
- Scoop into cupcake papers.
- Bake at 350 F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
- Rotate the pan after the first 15 minutes for even baking.
Maple Syrup frosting:
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
- 1 cup of powdered sugar.
Directions for Frosting: -
-Beat the syrup and butter until combined.
-Add the sugar, a bit at a time.
- Whip at high speeds until combined.
-Pipe or spread onto cupcakes.
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