MAPLE SYRUP CAKE WITH MAPLE FROSTING

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.