Recipe: Pancakes and Bacon Cupcakes with Maple Bacon Icing
Jun 20, 2011 
Filed under: book recommendation, recipes
So after spending a rainy afternoon during which AJ Llewellyn and Serena Yates seduced me with the amazing descriptions of cupcake delights in their book, The Cake, I had to do some cupcake baking of my own. So after looking at few recipes online and pulling ideas from here and there, I made up a recipe for Pancakes and Bacon cupcakes and topped them with Maple Bacon icing. They turned out just like I wanted them and now I’m afraid I’ll want to make them every morning.
Pancakes and Bacon Cupcakes
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 t salt
1.5T baking powder
1 3/4 cups milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 egg
2T melted butter
4 pieces cooked bacon, crumbled
Preheat oven to 400F.
Mix dry ingredients. Add egg, milk and syrup. Stir until well combined. Add melted butter and bacon pieces. Stir until just incorporated.
Fill muffin cups halfway and bake for 15 minutes. Cool completely before icing.
Maple Bacon Frosting
8 T butter
2 T bacon drippings
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 t salt
4 pieces cooked bacon, crumbled
Use a mixer to whip butter, bacon drippings, salt, and maple syrup until fluffy. Add powdered gradually until well combined. Add bacon pieces and mix until incorporated.
Serena Yates says:
Silvia, this is such a lovely surprise! I am glad they worked out for you!
On June 20, 2011 at 9:34 am
Silvia says:
Thanks, Serena!
On June 20, 2011 at 9:36 am
AJ says:
Hi Silvia, what a treat. So glad you made and enjoyed them. What an awesome blog!!
Thank you!
On June 20, 2011 at 12:02 pm