March Features: Maple Bacon Cake

For Canadians Spring means that the sugar maples of the east are beginning to stir awake after their long winter slumber. I can almost hear the horse drawn sledges out in the sugar maple groves and hear the tap, tap, tap of spigots being hammered into place in the trunks in preparation for the sap to begin flowing. Maple syrup is an icon and symbol of Spring for most Canadians and who could argue with such a delicious treat? This month we feature a dynamic duo of maple syrup and its crunchy, salty best mate bacon in a delicious cake reminiscent of Sunday morning breakfasts of pancakes, bacon and maple syrup. This cake is sure to make you feel nostalgic for those childhood days when the scent of smokey bacon being cooked in the kitchen woke you and your Mom placed a plate of fluffy pancakes with bacon in front of you when you sat down at the table and smothering your food with maple syrup. A maple vanilla cake spiked with bacon is topped with maple buttercream and decorated with a maple cookie and sprinkled with house made maple candied bacon. If it wasn’t obvious this cake is a homage to childhood breakfast greats coming together again in a much more adult treat. Indulge yourself, and relive those delicious childhood memories.