Maple Frosted Applesauce Cake Food

MAPLE FROSTED APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a bundt pan.
• Sift the dry ingredients together into a bowl.
• Add applesauce, butter or shortening, and eggs; beat for three minutes.
• Stir in nuts and raisins.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until the cake tests done.
• Let stand for ten minutes; invert onto a cooling rack to complete cooling.
• For the frosting:.
• Heat butter in a small saucepan until lightly golden brown, taking care not to scorch.
• Stir in maple syrup, sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla.
• Heat and beat until frosting is smooth.
• Frost cake and garnish, if desired.

MAPLE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans, and dust with flour. Tap out any excess flour, and set pans aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until creamy. Add the maple syrup, and beat until combined. Add the eggs, and beat until combined.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and ginger. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and beat to combine. Beat in the milk and vanilla extract until combined. Stir in 3/4 cup chopped walnuts.
• Divide batter between the two prepared pans. Bake until golden and a cake tester inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 40 minutes; rotate the cake pans halfway through baking time to ensure even baking. Transfer pans to a wire rack to cool.
• Turn out cakes, and place one, top-side up, on a cake stand or platter. Spread 1 1/2 cups maple buttercream frosting evenly over the top. Place the second cake layer on top, and spread the remaining 2 1/2 cups frosting around the sides and over the top. Using your hands, gently press the remaining 3/4 cup walnuts onto the sides of the cake.