Maple Bacon Bourbon Cupcakes

• Meat

  • 1 cooked and cut into 4-inch pieces 5 strips thick-cut bacon, thick-cut

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Egg whites

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Maple syrup, pure

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Baking soda
  • 4 cups Powdered sugar
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/4 cups Sugar
  • 4 tsp Vanilla

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 9/16 cup Milk

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 5/16 cup Bourbon

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 3 egg whites
• 5 strips thick-cut bacon, cooked and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon bourbon
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1-2 tablespoons milk
• 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375° F. Prepare cupcake tin with liners.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a separate small dish, combine apple cider vinegar, milk and baking soda. Stir to combine. Mixture will foam up a bit.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter, vanilla, and sugar together. Add bourbon and egg whites. Mix briefly to combine.
• With the mixer on low, add one-third of the flour mixture to the batter. Then add half of the milk mixture. Repeat and end with remaining flour. Mix batter until everything is just combined.
• Scoop batter into each liner until its about two-thirds of the way full. Bake cupcakes for 12-15 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Cream butter, vanilla extract, bourbon together in a clean stand mixer bowl. Add bourbon, maple syrup and one tablespoon milk to bowl and mix briefly to combine. Add powdered sugar to bowl one cup at a time, mixing on low speed between each addition.
• When all the powdered sugar has been mixed in, run the mixer on high for a minute to make the frosting nice and fluffy. If frosting is too thick, add another tablespoon of milk and mix to thin it out.
• Transfer frosting to a frosting bag fitted with desired tip (I used a closed star tip ). Frost cooled cupcakes.
• Sprinkle a few pieces of crumbled bacon on top of each cupcake. Serve immediately.*