Bacon and cheese cupcakes - recipe
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Prepare
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Serves
12 -
Cook
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Skill
Easy
Ingredients
For the muffins
- 75 g Streaky bacon rasher(s) snipped
- 275 g Self-raising white flour
- Salt
- ½ tsp Mustard powder English
- 100 g Cheddar cheese grated
- 6 tbsp Sunflower oil
- 150 ml Buttermilk or natural yoghurt
- 125 ml Milk (whole)
- 1 Egg(s) (free range)
For the topping
- 175 g Cream cheese
- 100 g Cheddar cheese grated
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1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4) and line a cupcake tray with 12 paper cupcake cases.
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2
Snip the bacon into pieces and fry until crispy then leave to cool. Keep aside a couple of pieces for your cupcake topping.
For this step you'll need:
- 75g Streaky bacon rasher(s) snipped
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3
Place the flour, salt, mustard powder, cheddar and bacon in a mixing bowl.
For this step you'll need:
- 275g Self-raising white flour
- pinch Salt
- ½tsp Mustard powder English
- 100g Cheddar cheese grated
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4
In a jug beat together the oil, buttermilk or yogurt, milk and egg then beat into the flour mixture until well mixed. Don’t worry if the mixture appears a bit lumpy.
For this step you'll need:
- 6 tbsp Sunflower oil
- 150ml Buttermilk or natural yoghurt
- 125ml Milk (whole)
- 1 Egg(s) (free range)
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5
Divide the mixture between the paper cupcake cases and bake for 20-25 mins until golden and just firm to the touch. Allow to cool.
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6
To decorate, mix the cream cheese with most of the grated cheddar and spread on top of the cakes. Sprinkle with the remaining grated cheddar and add a piece of crisp bacon. Store in the fridge for up to 2 days
For this step you'll need:
- 175g Cream cheese
- 100g Cheddar cheese grated