Yes, I said BACON cupcakes! Stop turning your nose up! You haven't even read the recipe yet! For this recipe, You can choose your own favorite recipe for yellow cake or you can use my favorite, a Pillsbury Moist Supreme Yellow Cake Mix! I've made these for parties at the local brewery and for a Super Bowl party where the theme was BACON! They always go over REAL well! For this photo I used ready-made bacon bits but I highly recommend the candied BACON in the recipe below. Enjoy!
BACON Cupcakes
1 Pillsbury Moist Supreme Yellow Cake Mix
1 Cup Water
3 Eggs
1/3 Cup Oil
2 teaspoons Maple Flavoring
1 can Pillsbury Dark Fudge Icing
1/2 Pound BACON
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions. Add and mix in the maple flavoring. Divide into a paper-lined 12-cup muffin tin or a paper-lined 24-cup mini muffin tin. Bake at 350º for 19-23 minutes. Cool completely.
While the cupcakes are cooling, make the candied BACON by placing 1/2 pound of BACON in a single layer on a baking rack. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar and bake in a 350º oven for about 15 minutes. Watch it closely and remove just before you think it's completely crisp because the residual heat will finish the cooking/crisping. It's important that the BACON is crisp, though. Cool completely.
Stir the chocolate icing and spread evenly on the cupcakes. While the icing is still soft, divide the candied BACON into even amounts (either 12 or 24) and sprinkle onto the icing. Press gently to be sure the BACON sticks.
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