Maple Walnut Cake With Buttercream Frosting. Homemade recipe for a moist and tender cake with buttercream frosting and covered with Walnuts.
Maple Walnut Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
Cakes:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
Frosting:
- 2 cups butter softened
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1/4 cup milk
Walnut topping:
- 2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- 2 Tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
Cake:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Well grease three 9 inch round cake pans.
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In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
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In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in eggs and maple syrup.
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Gradually, add in flour mixture and buttermilk. Alternate between the two and mix well each time they are added.
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Pour batter evenly into the 3 prepared pans. Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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Let cakes cool for 10-15 minutes before removing pans. Let them cool completely on wire rack before frosting.
Frosting:
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In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. Gradually, add in powder sugar, maple syrup and beat well.
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Start with 1/4 cup milk and gradually add in until desired consistency is reached.
Walnut topping:
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In a skillet, melt butter.
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Add in walnuts and maple syrup.
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Coat walnuts well. Let them cook for 5-8 minutes to toast.
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Remove from pan and spread out evenly on a baking sheet with parchment paper
Put it together:
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Frost each layer with 1 cup of frosting. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
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Top cake and side with toasted walnuts.