Maple Bacon Cupcakes

Name: Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Ingredients: Butter Cake:; 1 cup butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose soft-wheat flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Paper baking cups; Vegetable cooking spray; Maple Frosting:; 1 cup butter; 1 (16-oz.) package dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup evaporated milk; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon light corn syrup; 4 cups powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons maple flavoring; Toppings:; 12 cooked bacon slices, broken to pieces

21 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

Butter Cake:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose soft-wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Paper baking cups
Vegetable cooking spray
Maple Frosting:
1 cup butter
1 (16-oz.) package dark brown sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons maple flavoring
Toppings:
12 cooked bacon slices, broken to pieces

Directions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
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Place paper baking cups in 2 (12-cup) muffin pans, and coat with cooking spray; spoon batter into cups, filling two-thirds full. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely.
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To prepare frosting, melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir in evaporated milk, baking soda, and light corn syrup; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and let cool. Transfer caramel mixture to a large bowl. Gradually add powdered sugar to caramel mixture; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Stir in maple flavoring. Beat at high speed 2 minutes or until creamy. Icing firms up quickly, so use immediately. Makes 3 cups.
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Frost each cupcake with Maple Frosting using metal tip no. 2D. Top each with bacon.
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The experts at
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say that it's the baking soda in the frosting helps prevent the caramel from becoming grainy.