Buttermilk Cake with Maple Bacon Glaze
A Buttermilk Cake with Maple Bacon Glaze–the ultimate breakfast or coffee cake that tastes just like a maple bar. Sprinkle bacon on top!
Friends, you’ve got to try this amazing coffee cake: my Buttermilk Cake with Maple Bacon Glaze. It’s the perfect breakfast or coffee cake with flavors of a maple bar. The addition of crumbled bacon on top makes the cake just right.
Buttermilk Cake with Maple Bacon Glaze
If your kid loves bacon and maple bars, this makes a pretty delicious birthday cake, too!
Ingredients for a Buttermilk Cake
Let’s get started with these ingredients for a buttermilk cake
- Bacon
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Butter
- Sugar
- Buttermilk
- Egg
- vanilla extract
- Flour
- Baking soda + baking powder
- Salt + cinnamon
Ingredients for maple bacon glaze:
- Butter
- Maple Syrup
- Maple extract
- Powdered sugar
How do you make a buttermilk cake with bacon glaze?
- Mix the softened butter, sugar, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture—flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix well and pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake.
- Remove from oven and let the cake cool on wire rack.
- Lay 8 slices of bacon on a broiling pan. Sprinkle lightly with brown sugar and cinnamon. Broil, depending on the thickness of bacon. Do not burn, but make sure it is crispy. Cool and set aside. Cut into small pieces.
Make the glaze:
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and syrup together over medium heat. Add the maple extract. Whisk the powdered sugar into the hot mixture until smooth.
- Poke holes in the cake with a fork and immediately pour the glaze over the cooled cake.
- Spread evenly and sprinkle with bacon.
Easy cake for serving!
The cake was easy (and delicious served with my Easy Maple Ice Cream). Prepare the bacon (Cinnamon and brown sugar? Yes!)
Spread the glaze and sprinkle with bacon!
Best if served warmed, or indivudually heat each piece before serving.
Tips and substitutions:
Do you love maple bars? Well, you’ll love this cake if you do!
- Optional to leave off the bacon.
- Add cardamom for additional flavor!
- Double the icing if you really love a thicker maple frosting.
More maple recipes:
Hot Maple Bourbon Apple Cider [Foodie with Family]
Maple Frosted Apple Blondies [View from the Great Island]
Pumpkin Cake with Maple Frosting [RE]
Get the Recipe:
Buttermilk Cake with Maple Bacon Glaze
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon
- 3-4 Tbsp brown sugar
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ cup butter, softened, (1 stick)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp butter
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ tsp. maple extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×13 pan with baking spray.
- Mix on low the softened butter, sugar, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture—flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix well and pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let the cake cool on wire rack for about 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, place 8 slices of bacon on a broiling pan. Sprinkle lightly with brown sugar and cinnamon. Broil for 3-5 minutes, depending on the thickness of bacon. Do not burn, but make sure it is crispy. Cool and set aside. Cut into small pieces.
- To prepare the glaze, in a small saucepan, melt the butter and syrup together over medium heat. Add the maple extract. Whisk the powdered sugar into the hot mixture until smooth.
- Poke holes in the cake with a fork and immediately pour the glaze over the cooled cake. Spread evenly and sprinkle with bacon. Best if served warmed, or indivudually heat each piece before serving.
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Husband turns 33 on Saturday. He took one look at this and decided he wanted this for his special day, too.
I want this right now!
Sandy,
I could eat this cake every day, all day. My problem with bacon being part of another recipe is that I wouldn’t have enough bacon left to add to the main recipe. Happy belated Birthday to your daughter.
Annamaria
Happy Belated Birthday, Abby :) This cake looks so decadent and delicious. Happy Thursday, Sandy!
OH my goodness…this sounds so good! I may have to try it…We did something simple for my hubby’s birthday. Just family, simple dinner. My oldest will be 19 in a month so we will probably do a simple dinner with a few friends and grandma and grandpa.
Once again… another dish to “pin” and give a try.. ;)
This sounds delectable…and simple!
Love that color scheme you chose for your daughter’s birthday, too.
What an awesome cake! Happy birthday to your girl!