National Cupcake Day 2011 – When Cupcakes and Bacon Collide

There are only 16 days left in 2011. Just 16 days to finish making the annual New Year’s plans with my family, 16 days to think about making New Year’s resolutions, and just 16 days for me to sneak in a few extra treats before I dive into the kitchen on January 1, 2012 to begin a healthier lifestyle by cooking my way through the alphabet and replacing fat with pure F.A.T. (Flavor. Aroma. Texture). This was on my mind yesterday at work when I handed my supervisor some paperwork and she said, “Did you know that tomorrow is National Cupcake Day?  Better yet, did you even know that there was a National Cupcake Day? I sure didn’t...” She said some other things that I’m sure were very interesting, but unfortunately I didn’t really hear them.  I had cupcakes on the brain!  But, I somehow managed to yank myself out of my Broadway style musical reverie of dancing badly with my coworkers in my favorite cupcakery while sampling their latest and greatest selection of cupcakes just in time to hear her say, “We should be able to get some free cupcakes tomorrow.” Free cupcakes you say?  Score! 

While it’s true that there will be delicious, beautiful, free cupcakes all over Kansas City today, there’s only one cupcake that I have my eye and my taste buds set on.  It’s one that’s been eluding me because I can never get to the cupcakery on the days they serve it.  It’s the Canadian Maple Cupcake.  It’s a maple bacon cake with maple butter cream frosting topped with crunchy bacon.  I’m all for combining savory and sweet elements together to get a perfect and sometimes complex bite.  And you really can’t go wrong with adding bacon to just about anything, so this cupcake is right up my alley.  I’ve actually had a bacon maple donut before. But, surprisingly it was severely lacking bacon.  You can’t call a donut a “bacon maple donut” and not give me that glorious, distinctive essence of pork; I was so offended by that donut.  I so hope this cupcake doesn’t disappoint, especially since I’ve been trying to sample it for so long.

So, in honor of this hallowed occasion, National Cupcake Day 2011, I will modify my work schedule, brave the elements, and journey far and wide to acquire this elusive Canadian Maple Cupcake.  Actually,  the weather's going to be pretty nice, I’m just going to cut my lunch short so I can leave the office a few minutes early,  make two right turns, hope I don’t get caught by the train, and stay on the same street for about 15 minutes until I arrive at the cupcakery.  But, you get my point; it’s a bit of a drive just for one cupcake.  So, later today, I shall "have my cake and eat it too"…I can’t imagine what in the world else I’m supposed to do with it.  

 I’ll report back to you good people as to whether or not this cupcake lived up to my hopes and expectations.  If it does, I’ll post a pic of it and tell you what made it so great.  If it doesn’t, I’m just going to complain about it. LOL