I would like some bacon with that cupcake please

I'ts not an official get together or Birthday celebration unless Sandy Crappy Cupcakes are involved. It was my Broseph's 9th Birthday (leap year baby!). He's been in hardcore bacon mode, so I knew I had to make a bacon cupcake. Also I knew this was the only Birthday present for him that couldn't get messed up! I had three failed attempts at gifts for him.

I have to say these are probably the most unhealthy cupcakes I've ever made... but totally delicious.

Maple Smoked X2 Bacon Cupcakes
Adapted from Bacontoday.com
About 24 cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients
1 Box of Duncan Hines® Moist Delux Classic Yellow Cake Mix
1 single serve unsweetened apple sauce cup
3- 3 Tbsp egg whites
5 tablespoons brown sugar (I added more )
4 tablespoons maple syrup (I added more )
1 cup of minced hickorey smoked bacon, cooked and drained (I definietly put more bacon in the batter then that!)

- Cook some bacon in a fry pan (I used my George Foreman Grill). Mince bacon. The baker should try some to make sure the bacon is good & crispy. 


- Combined cake mix, apple sauce, egg whites, maple syrup & brown sugar.

- Scoop into cupcake papers and bake at 350 F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Make sure you fill the cups more then you normally would. Because it's so moist I noticed mine sunk slightly.


Maple Syrup Frosting
1 Tub of Buttercream Frosting
Maple syrup. (depending on how much you want... same goes with the brown sugar)
Brown sugar.
Turbinado sugar (optional, but recommended).
Coarse grain sea salt (optional, but recommended).

- Combine syrup, brown sugar and frosting. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes. Add crubled bacon on top & sprinkle with sea salt & turbinado sugar for decoration & a lot of added flavor.

I would recommend using two packages of Hickory smoked bacon for these bad boys