Best Maple Syrup Cake With Maple Frosting Recipes

Maple Cake image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
3/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup pure maple syrup, plus more if needed
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more if needed

Steps:

Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan; line with parchment, and butter parchment. Dust with flour, tapping out excess. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, maple syrup, and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; mix in vanilla.
Reduce mixer speed to low. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with 2 batches of sour cream; beat until just combined. Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top with an offset spatula. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool 10 minutes. Turn out cake onto rack to cool completely.
Make the icing: Combine maple syrup and butter in a bowl. Sift in confectionersâ?? sugar, and whisk until combined. Adjust consistency with more syrup or sugar, if necessary. Spread maple icing over top of cake. Let set, at least 15 minutes, before serving.

Maple Syrup Cake With Maple Frosting image

Provided by Heather U.

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 9 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs, well beaten
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts (butternuts preferred)
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

FOR THE CAKE:.
Prepare a 9-inch square pan and preheat oven to 375°F.
Cream shortening; add the sugar gradually and cream well together.
Add maple syrup a small amount at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add vanilla and eggs, and beat the mixture vigorously.
Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder and add to the mixture alternately with the milk; Mix only enough to blend the flour.
Stir in the nut meats and pour into a greased 9-inch square pan.
Bake in 375F oven for 25 minutes.
FOR THE FROSTING:.
Bring syrup to boil for one minute.
Remove from heat and stir in butter; add sugar and continue cooling until consistency to spread; Frosting thickens as syrup cools.