Maple Walnut Cake

Directions

Maple Walnut Cake

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 13 inch pan and set aside.
• 2

  In a medium bowl, whisk together:
  All purpose flour
  Whole wheat flour
  Baking powder
  Salt

• 3

  Place in a liquid measuring cup and stir to blend:
  Maple syrup
  Whole milk
  Vanilla extract

• 4

  In an electric mixer, beat until smooth:
  Unsalted butter, softened
  Maple sugar

• 5

  Add one at a time, beating after each addition:
  Eggs

• 6 Then add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk mixture in two parts, scraping down the bowl as necessary and beating about 20 seconds after each addition. Finally, add and stir to incorporate: 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 7 Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake about 30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in the pan, then turn out onto a platter and frost with Maple buttercream frosting, below. (Alternatively, you can halve the buttercream frosting recipe, leave the cake in the pan, and just frost the top.)

Maple Buttercream Frosting

• 8

  Beat 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) soft unsalted butter and a pinch of slat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add 1 pound (4 cups) confectioners' sugar and mix until completely incorporated. With the mixer running on low, slowly add 1/2 cup maple syrup, then increase speed and continue to beat until the frosting is smooth.

  Enjoy!