Bacon and Egg Cupcakes

For grandpa

Bacon and Egg Cupcakes

Ingredients
1 box white cake mix (I used Duncan Heinz)
3 egg whites
1/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 cup water
6 pieces of double thick bacon (or 9 pieces regular bacon)
16 oz cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 - 2 cups confectioners sugar
Bag of butterscotch candies
Poppy seeds 

Directions
1. Preheat your oven to 350.  Line 2 cupcake pans with paper liners
2. In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, egg whites, oil, syrup, and water
3. Cook bacon in a large skillet until crispy.  Roughly chop into small pieces and fold into batter
4. Fill liners 3/4 full (this should make about 18 cupcakes)
5. Bake 15 - 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.  Cool cupcakes in pan for 5 minutes.  Remove cupcakes from pan and continue to cool completely on rack.
6. While the cupcakes are baking, make the frosting.  Beat together cream cheese, vanilla, and 1 cup of confectioner's sugar.  Keep adding confectioner's sugar until you achieve your desired sweetness and consistency
7. After cupcakes have cooled, frost with the cream cheese frosting.  Press one butterscotch candy in the middle of the of each cupcake.  Sprinkle with poppy seeds