Apple Bacon Crepes With Maple Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

APPLE BACON CREPES WITH MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the frosting: Beat together the butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and maple syrup in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or use a hand mixer) until smooth and creamy.
• For the apple-bacon filling: Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until the fat renders out and the bacon becomes crispy. Scoop out the bacon and place on a paper-towel-lined plate. Add the apples to the bacon fat and cook over medium heat until the apples are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the maple syrup and cinnamon and cook until sticky and caramelized, 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• For the crepe batter: Whisk together the cake mix, milk, egg and egg white in a large bowl until smooth. Heat a 10-inch nonstick skillet and spray liberally with nonstick cooking spray. Ladle about 3 ounces of batter into the pan and cook over medium heat until the bottom starts to brown and the top of the crepe begins to bubble, 1 to 2 minutes. Work around the edge of the crepe with a rubber spatula to begin to release it from the pan. Gently flip the crepe over, spraying more nonstick spray as needed. Cook until golden brown and cooked through, 30 seconds to 1 minute longer. Remove the crepe and place on a serving dish. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• To assemble: Spread the filling generously over half of each crepe and top with a few tablespoons of bacon. Fold the tops of the crepe over and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Sprinkle additional bacon on top if desired.

THE BMC2: A BACON MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTED APPLE CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST CUPCAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• 2. Beat shortening and granulated sugar in medium sized bowl. Add vanilla and egg. Beat well.
• 3. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to the sugar mixture. Dough will be sticky.
• 4. Filling: Mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, melted butter and flour until a grainy paste is formed.
• 5. Fill cupcake liners 1/4 full with cupcake batter. Pipe in an index-sized finger amount of cinnamon filling and top with remaining cupcake batter until 3/4 full. Repeat.
• 6. Bake for about 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool.
• 7. Mix all frosting ingredients and frost cupcake. Top with sauteed apples (combine topping ingredients: apples, butter and sugar in small fry pan over medium heat until apples are caramelized) and cooked bacon pieces.

MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add maple syrup, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar; continue beating until well combined and smooth.