Chocolate Maple Cake

1 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

1611 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	cups	cake flour	sifted
1	tablespoon	baking powder
1/4	teaspoon	salt
1/2	teaspoon	baking soda
1/2	cup	butter	or margarine
1	cup	sugar
2	large	eggs	separated
3	ounces	chocolate unsweetened	unsweetened, melted
1 1/4	cups	milk
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract

Maple walnut butter frosting
1/2	cup	butter	or margarine
4	cups	powdered sugar	sifted
1/4	teaspoon	salt
6	tablespoons	cream
2	teaspoons	maple flavoring
1	cup	walnuts	chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F; lightly grease two 9-inch layer pans.

Sift flour once before measuring, then sift 3 times with baking powder, salt and baking soda.

Cream butter until soft and smooth; gradually add sugar, creaming until light and fluffy.

Add beaten egg yolks, then melted chocolate.

Add milk alternately with dry ingredients, beating until smooth after each addition.

Continue beating for two minutes.

Fold in flavoring and stiffly beaten egg whites.

Turn into prepared pans and bake for about 30 minutes.

Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Split layers in half horizontally.

To prepare frosting, cream butter until soft; slowly stir in 2 cups sugar and the salt.

Add additional sugar alternately with cream, beating thoroughly after each addition until creamy and smooth.

Stir in walnuts with the last of the sugar.

Beat in maple flavoring.

Additional cream may be added to give frosting proper spreading consistency.

Spread between layers, then frost top and sides of cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 446g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1611 45% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 80.0g	123%
Saturated Fat 39.0g	193%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 249mg	83%
Sodium 773mg	32%
Total Carbohydrate 215.0g	72%
Dietary Fiber 5.0g	21%
Sugars 153.0g
Protein 21.0g	43%

Vitamin A	37%		Vitamin C	1%
Calcium	25%		Iron	49%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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