Best Bacon Cake Recipes

MAPLE BACON UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. Tear bacon into pieces; set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Meanwhile, in 13x9-inch pan, melt butter in oven.
• Cook pecans in reserved bacon drippings over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until light brown. Add brown sugar, maple syrup and vanilla to pecans, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Pour mixture over butter in pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, sour cream, milk, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed; stir in almond extract. Pour batter over pecan mixture in pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down on pan; turn plate and pan over. Let pan remain over cake 1 minute so pecan mixture can drizzle over cake. Remove pan; sprinkle cake with bacon. Serve warm.

MAPLE BACON WALNUT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside 1/2 cup for topping. Combine the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir into remaining flour mixture., In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, syrup and applesauce until well blended. Gradually stir into flour mixture until combined., Spread into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with reserved topping, then bacon and walnuts. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

APPLE-BACON COFFEE CAKE WITH BROWN BUTTER STREUSEL

Steps:

• Brown Butter Streusel: Cook butter in medium saucepan over medium heat until melted. Once melted, stir often until butter begins to brown and smell nutty, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add in pecans, sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Cool and reserve.
• Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and sugar in large bowl.
• Stir in melted butter, sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla, and apples until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle bacon on top of batter, followed by streusel.
• Place pan in oven and bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

PAN-FRIED POTATO CAKE WITH ONIONS AND BACON: POTATOES LYONNAISE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, put 1 tablespoon of clarified butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add the sliced onion and saute until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in the crumbled bacon. Set aside.
• With the julienne blade of a mandoline or the large holes of a shredder/grater, shred the potatoes. By handfuls, squeeze any excess liquid from the shreds and transfer them to a mixing bowl. Add the remaining butter and the salt and pepper and mix well.
• Heat a 10-inch nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil. Squeezing away any liquid that has accumulated in the bowl, arrange half of the potatoes in an even layer. Spread the sauteed onion over the potatoes, and then top with the remaining potatoes in an even layer. Saute over medium heat until the underside of the potatoes are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• To flip the cake, slide it out of the skillet browned side down onto a large plate, then invert the skillet over the plate and flip both together to return the cake to the skillet browned side up.
• Put the skillet in the oven and bake until the cake is cooked through, about 10 minutes more. The potatoes should feel tender when the cake is pierced with a skewer or a sharp knife tip. With a spatula, lift 1 side of the cake slightly to check if the underside is well browned. If not, put the skillet on top of the stove over medium-high heat and cook briefly to brown the underside.
• Slide the potato cake onto a serving platter. Garnish with parsley and, with a sharp knife, cut it into 6 wedges. Serve immediately.

MAPLE BACON CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cut bacon into 1 inch pieces, cook over med-low heat in skillet - don't make it "crunchy" by cooking too much! Cool on paper towels to absorb excess grease. Set aside.
• 2. PREHEAT OVER TO 350*, Butter and flour two 9" round cake pans. Make the cake according to directions on box, using the 3 eggs, 2/3 cup water, and one stick of softened butter.
• 3. Coarsely mix in half a stick of softened butter with the brown sugar, and sprinkle evenly on the bottom of the cake pans keeping away from the edge about a half inch. Drizzle the syrup over the sugar. Divide the batter among the two pans, pouring over the syrup/sugar mix. Bake for 23-25 minutes, check for doneness with toothpick.
• 4. Cool in pan for 10 minutes (no more!)and invert cakes out of pan carefully onto plates to cool completely.
• 5. Take about 2/3 of the cooled bacon and dice VERY fine.
• 6. FROSTING: Beat one stick butter til creamy, add confectioners sugar one half cup at a time. Add the syrup, being aware of the consistency. frost the gooey side of one cake, sprinkle with the finely diced bacon, top with other cake gooey side DOWN on the bacon. Frost the entire cake and top with remaining 1/3 of the bacon pieces.

SAUSAGE, BACON AND EGG BREAKFAST BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Brown sausage and cook bacon, quarter biscuits, and dice onion.
• Mix all ingredients well in a large bowl.
• Spray a large bundt pan with nonstick spray and pour in mixture.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Cool at least 5 minutes before attempting to remove from pan.
• Slice and serve immediately, or take it to the office!

SHREDDED POTATO CAKE WITH EGG AND CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• Put bacon in large nonstick skillet over medium heat; while fat is rendering, peel and grate potatoes (shredding disk of a food processor works great).
• When bacon is about halfway crisp, spread it evenly in pan, and put potatoes over it; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Press the potatoes down with a plate almost as big as pan, and leave plate in place for about 5 minutes. Remove plate, and continue to cook, undisturbed, so potatoes form a cake, and adjusting heat so potatoes brown without burning. When potatoes are brown, slide cake out onto a plate, invert it onto another plate, and slide it back in, cooked side up.
• Turn on broiler while potatoes brown on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle cheese on potatoes and carefully break eggs into the cheese (if you like softer eggs, put eggs on first, followed by cheese). Broil until cheese melts and eggs are set, about 5 minutes. Serve hot.

BACON BREAKFAST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch round cake pan.
• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet; cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until lightly browned but still soft, about 7 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Place the bacon on the bottom of the greased cake pan, overlapping slices as necessary to fit. Sprinkle the bacon strips with the brown sugar.
• Combine the prepared cake batter, maple extract, and maple syrup in a large bowl, mixing well. Pour the batter over the brown sugar and bacon in the cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool cake slightly and remove from pan by inverting onto a serving platter. Cut into wedges to serve.

BACON BUTTERSCOTCH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
• Cook bacon in skillet until browned and fat is rendered, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon with slotted spoon, and place on paper towel to drain.
• In large bowl, mix 2 cups Bisquick mix, the granulated sugar and baking soda. Add buttermilk and egg, and mix until just combined. Fold in the butterscotch chips and cooked bacon.
• To make Streusel, in small bowl, mix 1/3 cup Bisquick mix and the brown sugar. Cut in cubed butter until roughly the size of small peas.
• Spread batter in cake pan. Sprinkle with streusel. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, 45 to 60 minutes.
• To make Icing, mix powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons milk. Add additional milk if necessary. Drizzle over cooled coffee cake.

BACON, EGG, AND CHEESE PANCAKE BALLS (WITH CAKE POP MAKER)

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels; crumble into small pieces.
• Beat 3 eggs in a small bowl until smooth; pour into the hot skillet. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until scrambled and set, about 5 minutes.
• Preheat a cake pop maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Combine remaining egg, baking mix, milk, and vegetable oil in a large bowl to make pancake batter.
• Fold crumbled bacon, scrambled eggs, and Cheddar cheese gently into the batter.
• Fill wells of preheated cake pop machine with batter. Cook until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

OH CANADA MAPLE BACON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
• Stir cake mix, water, oil, and eggs together in a large bowl until moistened; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour cake mixture into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes; cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. When cool enough to handle, crumble bacon into a small bowl.
• Beat butter until creamy with an electric mixer in a bowl; slowly beat in 2 cups confectioners' sugar until well blended. Beat maple syrup and vanilla extract into butter mixture until smooth and creamy; beat in remaining confectioners' sugar as needed until frosting mixture is a spreadable consistency. Fold crumbled bacon into frosting.
• Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread about 1/2 cup bacon frosting evenly over cake. Place second cake layer over the first; spread remaining frosting evenly over sides and top of cake.
• Draw or print a maple leaf shape on a piece of paper. Fold the page in half down the center of the leaf; cut along the outline so that you will have a hole in the paper in the shape of a maple leaf. Center the paper on top of the frosted cake; press down slightly on the cut edges. Sprinkle the open area with red sugar; gently remove the paper stencil.

POTATO CAKE WITH CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• Heat the bacon lardons in a 10-inch/25-cm frying pan over medium heat until the fat runs, 2 to 3 minutes. Do not let them brown. Remove them with a draining spoon and set aside. Melt the lard in the pan, add the potatoes, and sprinkle them with pepper. The bacon may contribute enough salt. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the lardons and continue to cook, uncovered, over low heat, tossing or stirring often, until the potatoes are tender and some are browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Don't worry if some of them are crushed, as they will help hold the mixture in a cake.
• Stir in the cheese, taste, and adjust the seasoning. Press down on the potatoes to level them in the pan. Turn the heat to high and let them cook without stirring until the bottom is browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Press on the cake occasionally to hold it together. When done, it should be brown around the edges and starting to pull from the sides of the pan. Take the pan off the heat, run a knife around the edge to loosen the cake, and turn it out onto a warmed platter. Serve hot.

SWEET POTATO SHEET CAKE WITH BACON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, milk, oil, eggs, sweet potatoes and apple pie spice with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
• Bake 34 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until creamy. Beat in powdered sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in bacon. Frost cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.

WILD GEORGIA SHRIMP AND CRAB CAKE WITH PEARL ONION MARMALADE, WILD GEORGIA SHRIMP, CHILI SOUR CREAM, BACON AND GARLIC GRITS

Steps:

• Wild Georgia Shrimp and Crab Cake:
• Place 1 tablespoon oil on a heated saute pan, add green peppers and garlic, cook for 30 seconds stirring constantly. Add shrimp and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until shrimp is pink. Drain excess liquid and place cooked shrimp, peppers and garlic in a medium mixing bowl. Add crabmeat, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, egg and blackening spice to the mixing bowl and combine. Gradually add breadcrumbs until bound together. Form shrimp mixture into 2-ounce cakes. Saute cakes in 2 tablespoons of hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes on each side over medium heat.
• Pearl Onion Marmalade:
• Place all ingredients in saucepan and cook over medium heat until thick.
• Fried Shrimp Marinade:
• Combine all ingredients together and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Fried Shrimp Breading:
• Combine all ingredients together and mix. Remove shrimp from egg mixture and dredge in seasoned flour mix. Deep fry in 350 degree F hot oil for 30 to 45 seconds.
• Chili Sour Cream:
• Combine ingredients together and place in plastic squirt bottle.
• Bacon and Garlic Grits:
• Render bacon in saucepot until crispy. Add garlic to pot and saute for 20 to 30 seconds.
• Add milk, cream and butter, bring to boil. Add grits and stir. Turn heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often. If grits become too thick, add milk to thin it out. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

APPLE-BACON COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Combine nuts, flour, sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package, except reduce the water to 1/2 cup. Blend in sour cream. Stir in apples and bacon.
• Pour into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; top with nut mixture.
• Bake 50 to 55 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

CHEESE AND BACON POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Butter the bottom and sides of a 9" round baking pan.
• Arrange the bacon slices, spiral fashion, on the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Allow the bacon to drape over the edge and set aside.
• Peel the potatoes, rinse under cold running water, and pay dry.
• Slice into thin rounds, rinse again, and dry thoroughly in a thick towel.
• Arrange one third of the potato slices on top of the bacon, and sprinkle with one third of the cheese.
• Repeat, creating two additional layers of potatoes and cheese.
• Fold the overhanging bacon onto the potatoes.
• Bake, uncovered, until the potatoes offer no resistance when pierced with a knife, 40-50 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and transfer it to a rack.
• Let it rest, for 15 minutes, so the potatoes will unmold easily.
• Unmold the potatoes onto a warmed serving platter, season generously with freshly ground black pepper, and serve, cutting into wedges.

BACON CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook bacon in large skillet on medium heat just until bacon is lightly browned, turning occasionally. (Do not cook until bacon is crisp.) Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from skillet.
• Arrange bacon slices on bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; top evenly with apple slices. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Beat cake mix with reserved bacon drippings and remaining ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended; pour over ingredients in baking pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake 5 min. Run knife around edges of pan to loosen cake; invert cake (in pan) onto serving tray. Let stand 5 min. before carefully removing pan. Serve cake warm.

NANTUCKET CRAB CAKE WITH BACON MAPLE CREAM CORN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crab cakes: In a large bowl, combine the crabmeat, cream, mayonnaise, mustard, parsley, Old Bay, bread cubes, scallions, egg, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix together with your hands. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Form the crabmeat mixture into 4 patties. Heat up a large pan and add the oil. Once the oil is hot, pan-fry the crab cakes until golden brown on both sides. Transfer the crab cakes to a baking sheet and bake until cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• For the creamed corn: Meanwhile, saute the corn kernels in the butter until cooked, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the heavy cream and maple syrup and cook until the sauce thickens, another 4 minutes. Stir in the bacon; add salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide the creamed corn among 4 plates. Top with the crab cakes. Garnish with parsley and a lemon wedge.

NORWEGIAN BACON AND EGG CAKE

Steps:

• In a large, heavy skillet on medium heat, fry the bacon in batches until almost crisp. Set each batch on a plate covered in paper towels to drain off the excess fat. Place on a plate in the oven to stay warm.
• Pour off all but 1 Tbsp of the bacon fat from the skillet.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk together the eggs, flour, salt and pepper until just blended. Slowly add the half-and-half until ingredients are well blended and frothy.
• Add the egg mixture, along with any optional ingredients, to the skillet. Reduce the heat to very low and slowly cook until the egg mixture has set to a firm custard consistency. (check the bottom often to make sure it is not burning, but don't stir the mixture) It should take about 20 mins to set.
• Top with the bacon slices and chives or green onions. Slice into wedges and serve.

POTATO AND BACON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large pot, bring potatoes to a boil over high in salted water. Reduce to a rapid simmer and cook 7 minutes. Drain well and return potatoes to pot. Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron or heavy skillet, cook bacon over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until browned but not completely crisp, 7 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.
• Pour all but 2 tablespoons fat into a small bowl. Return skillet to heat and cook one-third the potatoes, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown, 3 minutes. Transfer to an 8-inch round cake pan (2 inches deep); sprinkle with one-third the bacon. Press firmly with the back of a large spoon to pack mixture very tightly. Cook remaining potatoes in 2 batches. Layer each batch in pan with bacon, pressing as you go. Spoon 1/4 cup reserved bacon fat over mixture. Cover tightly with foil; bake 1 hour. Remove foil; bake until potatoes are crisp and golden, 30 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes. Invert onto a plate.