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Cake-Maple Nut Cake




Source of Recipe


Northern Minnesota's Best






List of Ingredients



• 2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 cup shortening
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 1 cup maple syrup
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  
• 7 minute maple frosting:
  
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
  
• 1/4 cup sugar
  
• 1 egg white
  
• 1 tsp. light corn syrup
  
• 1/8 tsp. salt
  






Instructions



1. Sift flour, sugar baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl.
   
2. Add shortening, milk and about 1/4 cup maple syrup
   
3. Beat Mixture for 2 minutes with electric mixer on medium speed.
   
4. Scrape the bowl; then add the remaining maple syrup and the eggs. continue to beat the mixture for 2 minutes.
   
5. Blend in the chopped nuts.
   
6. Pour batter into greased pans lined with wax paper.
   
7. Bake the cake in a moderate oven 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes for layers or 35-40 for oblong.
   
8. Cool cake.then frost with maple frosting.
   
9. Frosting:Place all ingredients in top of double boiler.
   
10. Beat the mixtue for 1 minute with an electric mixer. Place the mixture over boiling water and cook it beating constantly until it is stiff enough to stand in peaks (about 7 minutes)
    
11. Keep the water in the double boiler boiling actively throughout and scrape the mixture from the sides of the pan with a rubber spatula several times during cooking.
    
12. Remove the frosting from the heat and continue to beat until it is cool and of spreading consistency.