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Maple Bacon Upside Down Cake

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 15
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Maple and bacon come together in this upside-down cake that’s made using Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ cake mix - a distinctive dessert
Created May 16, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 6 slices maple-smoked bacon
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
  • 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup real maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ white cake mix
  • 1 container (250 mL) sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Steps

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    1
    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.
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    2
    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.
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    3
    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.
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    4
    Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre 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.

Nutrition Information

330 Calories, 28g Total Fat, 4g Protein, 47g Total Carbs

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 15 servings
Calories
330
Total Fat
28g
Saturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
400mg
Total Carbs
47g
Dietary Fiber
1g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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