Bacon and maple syrup tea cakes | Sainsbury`s Magazine

Ingredients

• 180g plain flour, sifted
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ freshly grated nutmeg
• a pinch of ground cinnamon
• 170g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 215g caster sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 125ml whole milk
• 3 rashers smoked back bacon
• 1 tbsp maple syrup, for brushing, plus extra for drizzling
• 12 whole pecans, toasted
• 30g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 150g icing sugar, sifted
• a few drops of vanilla extract
• 60ml double cream