| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 12 cupcakes |
Ingredients
- 12 slices thick-cut bacon
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Kosher salt
- 2 extra-large eggs plus one extra-large egg yolk
- 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature, plus more as needed
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the bacon in a cold pan over medium-high heat, flipping three-quarters of the way through cooking, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and reserve the fat.
- Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with some of the reserved fat and set aside. In a big bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and some salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk and 2 tablespoons of the reserved bacon fat to a uniform color.
- Chop 10 slices of the bacon coarsely into roughly 1/4-inch pieces. Finely chop the remaining 2 slices and set aside.
- Quickly but gently fold the liquid mixture into the dry mixture. (It should be a loose batter, not a dough. If not, add just a tad more buttermilk or even some cream.) Then, fold in the coarsely chopped bacon.
- Divide the batter among the muffin cups in the prepared tin and bake until the tops are golden and a toothpick comes out somewhat clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool for 7 minutes, then turn them out upside-down so they develop a nice thin crust on the baked edge. Cool to just warm or room temperature before frosting, another 7 to 10 minutes.
- Beat the honey, butter and a pinch of salt together with a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a large closed-star tip and pipe a generous tablespoon on the tops of each of the cupcakes. Serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 356 |
| Total Fat | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 34 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 16 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 93 mg |
| Sodium | 382 mg |
Reviews
Excellent brunch item. Very tasty