Apple Cake with Maple Buttercream Frosting

Photo from and recipe barely adapted from Eat In Eat Out

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

3 eggs

1 cup canola oil

2 cups sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 cups apple, finely chopped

if desired, 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts + more for trim

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Spray 2 – 8” cake layer pans with cooking spray.

2. In a bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking soda.

3. In a large bowl, beat eggs and oil with electric mixer until combined. 

Add sugar and vanilla, beat well for 1 minute.

Slowly add flour mixture until combined – batter will be very thick.

Stir in apples (and nuts, if desired) by hand. Pour into prepared pans. 

4. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool completely on wire racks. When ready to frost, you may want to trim away the top of the layers which may be a bit crispy. Frost with maple buttercream and trim with nuts, if desired.

Maple Buttercream Frosting

1. Mix ½ cup softened butter with ½ cup maple syrup. 

2. Gradually beat in up to 4 cups confectioners sugar (icing sugar). 

If too stiff, add 10% cream or milk (by tablespoon) until desired consistency is achieved.