Maple Walnut Cake
Yield
1 cakePrep
30 minCook
30 minReady
70 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ⅔ | cups |
cake flour
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| ½ | cup |
maple sugar
pure |
*
|
| 14 | ounces |
butter
, at rm temp |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 1 ¼ | teaspoons |
maple extract
|
* |
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | cup |
walnuts
finely chopped |
|
| 3 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
marshmallow cream
|
* |
| 1 | x |
walnuts
halves, for decoration |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 631 | ml |
cake flour
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 177 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 118 | ml |
maple sugar
pure |
*
|
| 404.6 | ml/g |
butter
, at rm temp |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 6.3 | ml |
maple extract
|
* |
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 237 | ml |
walnuts
finely chopped |
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
marshmallow cream
|
* |
| 1 | x |
walnuts
halves, for decoration |
*
|
Directions
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Butter and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
Combine flour, soda, salt, and baking powder.
Combine buttermilk and maple syrup.
With an electric mixer set at med-low speed, beat 6 oz of the butter (12 tablespoons) and the granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Beat in 1tsp of the maple extract and the vanilla.
Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Reduce speed and beat in flour mixture in three parts, alternating with buttermilk mixture.
Stir in the chopped walnuts.
Pour into prepared pans.
Bake until a toothpick stuck into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
Cool 10 minutes in pans. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
Meanwhile, sift confectioners' sugar.
With an electric mixer set at medium speed, beat remaining 8oz butter (16 tablespoons) until creamy.
Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
Beat in remaining ¼ teaspoon maple extract. With a spatula, fold in marshmallow creme.
Put on cake layer on a serving plate.
Spread top with about ¾ cup frosting.
Top with remaining layer. Spread top and sides with remaining frosting.
Decorate with walnut halves. Work Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes, plus cooling time -----
