Bacon goes with everything, and that includes cake! Throw in some sweet maple syrup, ooey, gooey cheese and crispy fried onions, and you’ve got yourself a cause for celebration.
Maple Bacon Cake
Bacon goes with everything, and that includes cake! Throw in some sweet maple syrup, ooey, gooey cheese and crispy fried onions, and you've got yourself a cause for celebration.
Equipment
- 6-inch springform cake pan
Ingredients
- 0.5 stick butter, softened
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 4 eggs
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.75 cup rye flour
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp pepper
- 0.25 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp milk
- 0.25 cup shredded cheese
- 0.25 cup crispy fried onions
- 2 cups cream cheese
- 0.33 cup heavy cream
- 0.5 cup peanut butter
- 20 bacon slices
- 1.5 tbsp maple syrup (for the bacon)
- 0.25 cup maple syrup (to drizzle over the cake)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper, lay the bacon slices on top, brush maple syrup over them, and firmly press the bacon down with another sheet pan covered in parchment paper. Cook for 20 minutes and pat dry to remove any excess grease.
- For the batter, add the softened butter and maple syrup to a bowl and whisk until frothy. Gradually stir in the eggs and then stir in the vegetable oil and milk. Finally, add the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, cheese, and crispy fried onions and mix well. Cut one of the bacon strips into small pieces and stir into the batter. Pour the batter in a greased springform cake pan and bake for 35 minutes at 350°F.
- For the frosting, mix the cream cheese, peanut butter, and heavy cream with a hand mixer.
- Cut the cake in half horizontally and drizzle maple syrup on the bottom half. Spread 4 tbsp of the frosting over the bottom cake half. Put the top of the cake back on. Frost the entire cake and refrigerate for 2 hours. Crumble one bacon strip over the cake place the other strips around the cake vertically.
VIDEO
You can find the recipe for the Bacon Pie featured in the bonus video here.