Back to Maple-Walnut Cake with Brown-Sugar Frosting All Reviews for Maple-Walnut Cake with Brown-Sugar Frosting - of Reviews Reviews: Most Helpful Most Helpful Most Positive Least Positive Newest

Gallery Read the full recipe after the video. Recipe Summary prep: 45 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 10 maple-walnut-cake-med107616.jpg

Ingredients For the cake Nonstick cooking spray 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pans 4 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon fine salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 cups pure maple syrup 3/4 cup whole milk 1 cup chopped walnut halves, toasted For the frosting 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

Cook’s Notes Use walnut halves to create a decorative trim on the top of the cake. Cook’s Notes Refrigerate frosted cake in an airtight container, up to 1 day. Let cake sit at room temperature for 1 hour before serving. Cook’s Notes Grade A maple syrup is lighter in flavor than darker, more robust Grade B; both will work in this recipe.

Gallery Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 45 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 10 maple-walnut-cake-med107616.jpg

Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 45 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 10

Recipe Summary

prep: 45 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 10

prep: 45 mins

total: 1 hr 15 mins

prep:

45 mins

total:

1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 10

10

maple-walnut-cake-med107616.jpg

maple-walnut-cake-med107616.jpg

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pans 4 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon fine salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 cups pure maple syrup 3/4 cup whole milk 1 cup chopped walnut halves, toasted

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

Directions

Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat two 9-inch round cake pans (2 inches deep) with cooking spray. Line bottoms with parchment paper; lightly coat parchment with cooking spray. Flour parchment and sides (tapping out excess); set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar on high until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down bowl as needed. With mixer on medium-high, add maple syrup in a slow, steady stream. Add flour mixture in 2 additions, alternating with milk, beating well after each addition and scraping down bowl as needed. Fold in walnuts.

Divide batter between pans; firmly tap pans on a flat surface several times to remove air bubbles. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cakes cool in pans on wire racks, 15 minutes, then invert onto racks; peel off parchment. Invert cakes again and let cool completely on racks. With a serrated knife, trim domed top from each cake to make a flat surface.

Make frosting: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, and brown sugar on high until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.

Assemble cake: Place one layer, top side up, on a cake stand or serving plate. Spread top evenly with 1 1/2 cups frosting. Top with second layer, top side down. Spread remaining frosting over top and around sides of cake.

Cook’s Notes Use walnut halves to create a decorative trim on the top of the cake.

Cook’s Notes Refrigerate frosted cake in an airtight container, up to 1 day. Let cake sit at room temperature for 1 hour before serving.

Cook’s Notes Grade A maple syrup is lighter in flavor than darker, more robust Grade B; both will work in this recipe.

Cook’s Notes

Use walnut halves to create a decorative trim on the top of the cake.

Refrigerate frosted cake in an airtight container, up to 1 day. Let cake sit at room temperature for 1 hour before serving.

Grade A maple syrup is lighter in flavor than darker, more robust Grade B; both will work in this recipe.

Reviews (7)

 Add Rating & Review     173 Ratings   5 star values:        28    4 star values:        17    3 star values:        74    2 star values:        44    1 star values:        10

Reviews (7)

Add Rating & Review     173 Ratings   5 star values:        28    4 star values:        17    3 star values:        74    2 star values:        44    1 star values:        10

Add Rating & Review

173 Ratings 5 star values: 28 4 star values: 17 3 star values: 74 2 star values: 44 1 star values: 10

173 Ratings 5 star values: 28 4 star values: 17 3 star values: 74 2 star values: 44 1 star values: 10

173 Ratings 5 star values: 28 4 star values: 17 3 star values: 74 2 star values: 44 1 star values: 10

  • 5 star values: 28 4 star values: 17 3 star values: 74 2 star values: 44 1 star values: 10

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       10/10/2019   I have been making this cake for many years and love it so much. It's a keeper!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/13/2013   A little Dry and icing is way to sweet.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/31/2012   Love this cake! It's dense like pound cake but moist and mapley and oh so good! I had to make a few changes, though. Instead of brown sugar I used white + 1 tsp molasses. I was short on real maple syrup, I used 2/3 real and 1/3 of the fake corn syrup kind. I use powder milk in my kitchen because it is always available, skim consistency. I never sift, who sifts? I beat the batter liquids to death to get the maple mixed in. I used a 6x3 and a baseball shape pan. This will be my graduation recipe.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       04/29/2012   Delicious! A bit on the dry side, but very tasty. Omitted the confectioners sugar completely for the frosting and it came out great, with the acidity of the cream cheese contrasting with the sweetness of the maple & sugar  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/27/2011   I made this cake for Thanksgiving. Everyone loved the icing, but the cake was very dry and very dense. I threw the cake out. I felt very bad because the maple syrup cost $9.00! I love maple flavor and was looking forward to adding this recipe to my recipe box, not the trash.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 2 stars       11/26/2011   I made this recipe 2x's and had the same problem each time. The first time the center of the cake would not get done. I ended up throwing that cake out. I thought my oven temp was off, so bought a thermometer. Next time, adjusted oven temp slightly and had same problem, I turned on convection feature after 35 minutes. Same problem again. Outside of cake dry, middle okay. Great flavor, but something in recipe is off.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/22/2011   cant wait to make this!!

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 10/10/2019

I have been making this cake for many years and love it so much. It’s a keeper!

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 10/13/2013

A little Dry and icing is way to sweet.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 08/31/2012

Love this cake! It’s dense like pound cake but moist and mapley and oh so good! I had to make a few changes, though. Instead of brown sugar I used white + 1 tsp molasses. I was short on real maple syrup, I used 2/3 real and 1/3 of the fake corn syrup kind. I use powder milk in my kitchen because it is always available, skim consistency. I never sift, who sifts? I beat the batter liquids to death to get the maple mixed in. I used a 6x3 and a baseball shape pan. This will be my graduation recipe.

Rating: Unrated 04/29/2012

Delicious! A bit on the dry side, but very tasty. Omitted the confectioners sugar completely for the frosting and it came out great, with the acidity of the cream cheese contrasting with the sweetness of the maple & sugar

Rating: Unrated 11/27/2011

I made this cake for Thanksgiving. Everyone loved the icing, but the cake was very dry and very dense. I threw the cake out. I felt very bad because the maple syrup cost $9.00! I love maple flavor and was looking forward to adding this recipe to my recipe box, not the trash.

Rating: 2 stars 11/26/2011

I made this recipe 2x’s and had the same problem each time. The first time the center of the cake would not get done. I ended up throwing that cake out. I thought my oven temp was off, so bought a thermometer. Next time, adjusted oven temp slightly and had same problem, I turned on convection feature after 35 minutes. Same problem again. Outside of cake dry, middle okay. Great flavor, but something in recipe is off.

Rating: 2 stars

Rating: Unrated 11/22/2011

cant wait to make this!!

All Reviews for Maple-Walnut Cake with Brown-Sugar Frosting

  • of Reviews Reviews: Most Helpful Most Helpful Most Positive Least Positive Newest

All Reviews for Maple-Walnut Cake with Brown-Sugar Frosting

  • of Reviews

    Reviews: Most Helpful Most Helpful Most Positive Least Positive Newest

Reviews: Most Helpful

Most Helpful     Most Positive     Least Positive     Newest