Bacon Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• Topping
• 5 Slices of high quality bacon, cut into lardons
• 3 tablespoons Unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon Yellow corn meal
• 3 tablespoons Light brown sugar, divided
• Cake
• 2 cups All purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 cup Light brown sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons Yellow corn meal
• 1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup Sour cream
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1 tablespoon Maple syrup
• 1 Peeled golden delicious apple, grated
• 1 tablespoon Bacon drippings (optional)
• 2 Eggs