This recipe won Food Network magazines first ‘secret-ingredient recipe contest’. The secret ingredient was Maple Syrup. Kara Sow created this delicious winner!
Servings | Cook Time |
12Cupcakes | 1,5Hour |
Servings |
12Cupcakes |
Cook Time |
1,5Hour |
Ingredients
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 box vanilla instant pudding mix 4 ounce
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon potato starch
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 0.25 cup packed light brown sugar
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 4 large egg whites room temperature
- 0.25 cup maple syrup
- 0.5 cup half and half at room temperature
- 0.5 cup bacon chopped and cooked
- 1 package cream cheese at room temperature, 8 ounce
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 0.25 cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 slices bacon cooked and chopped (optional)
Servings: Cupcakes
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Servings: Cupcakes
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. (160 C.)
- Place paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin.
- Prepare the cupcakes:
- Combine the flours, pudding mix, baking powder, potato starch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl with a whisk.
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugars with a mixer on low speed until combined, 6 to 8 minutes. Gradually mix in the vanilla and egg whites. Scrape down the sides of the bowl; continue mixing until light and fluffy.Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the maple syrup and half-and-half. mixing after each addition and ending with flour.Mix until the ingredients are just combined; do not overmix. Fold in the bacon.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about three-quarters of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Meanwhile, prepare the frosting:.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add the confectioners sugar, maple syrup and cinnamon; beat until combined. Spread on the cooled cupcakes; top with chopped bacon, if desired.
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