in the end, it all comes back to bacon

Lord knows we've spent a number of very valuable AHW posts discussing bacon -- there was WT's bacon-fried connamon rolls that started it all; there were the maple bacon donuts, and now: maple bacon cupcakes with maple frosting. Money Quote:

The brown sugar and maple syrup make the cupcakes sweet while the minced bacon salts it. The maple frosting is then sprinkled with turbinado sugar and sea salt. The cake is light, salty, sweet, and just... well, different. In a good way. If you're a fan of salty sweet combos, then you'll like this cupcakes as it shows off bacon's true versatility as not just a tasty breakfast bit, but a true key ingredient in sweet things.