Maple Sugar Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, combine the syrup, milk, sour cream and maple flavoring. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and mace; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with syrup mixture, beating well after each addition., Pour into two greased and floured 9-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 a wire rack to cool., For frosting, in a large bowl, cream butter and maple flavoring until fluffy. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth. Add enough sour cream to achieve spreading consistency. , Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with walnuts if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• 1. Pre heat oven to 350'F Grease and flour two 6-inch round cake pans. Set aside.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside. In a measure cup mix milk and vanilla extract. Set aside.
• 3. In another large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Gradually mix in eggs, one at a time, completely incorporating each egg before adding the next.
• 4. Beat maple syrup into the sugar/egg batter.
• 5. Mix in 1/2 the flour mixture to the sugar/egg batter. Add the entire whole milk mixture and completely mix into batter. Then mix in the rest of the flour mixture. Beat until completely incorporated.
• 6. Pour batter out evenly among the two cake pans and bake on the center rack for about 25-30 minutes; or until a tooth pick comes out clean. Cool on wire wrack for 10 minutes, then turn out to complete cooling.
• 7. For Frosting: Beat butter and vanilla together until butter is fluffy.(about 2 minutes) Gradually add confectioners' sugar until completely incorporated. Fold in maple syrup.
• 8. Once cakes are cooled, level off any doming on the cakes with a serrated knife, or cake leveler. Frost first cake and stack second cake on top of the first. Frost entire cake as desired. Serve at room temperature. Do not refrigerate, or cake will dry out.

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.