Colonial Maple Nut Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs until well blended. Beat in the syrup. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in nuts. , Pour into two greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a heavy large saucepan, combine the frosting ingredients. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 8-10 minutes. , Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Frost between layers and over top and sides of cake.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F degrees.
• Grease and flour 12-cup fluted pan.
• In large bowl combine all cake ingredients EXCEPT nuts.
• Blend at low speed until moistened, then at high for 2 minutes.
• Fold in nuts.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Cool in pan, then turn onto plate.
• Blend glaze ingredients until smooth.
• Spoon over cooled cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in maple flavoring. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 11-13 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For candied walnuts, in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat; saute walnuts until toasted, about 5 minutes. Stir in maple syrup and salt; cook and stir 1 minute. Spread onto foil; cool completely., For frosting, beat butter until creamy. Beat in maple flavoring and salt. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and enough cream to reach desired consistency., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup candied walnuts and drizzle with 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Repeat layers., Top with remaining layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Top with remaining walnuts and syrup.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 8x8 inch square pan.
• Cream the butter, add the sugar and continue creaming until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• Stir in the maple flavoring.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with the milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
• Stir in the walnuts and pour in the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until an toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cake cool completely, then frost with Maple Butter Frosting.