Maple Walnut Cake

Name: Maple Walnut Cake
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: Southern, Pacific Northwest, California, American
Ingredients: 2 cups (8 ounces/227 grams), walnuts, toasted; 1 recipe, yellow layer cake; 3/4 cup, maple syrup; 3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces/149 grams), sugar; 4 large, egg whites; 1/2 teaspoon, maple extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Southern
Pacific Northwest
California
American
Make Ahead
Cakes
Holiday
Thanksgiving
Great American Cakes

Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2011

A great American ingredient, maple syrup, makes for a Great American Cake. Its pairing with walnuts is classic—and with good reason.

SERVES 10

TIME 2 hours, plus 2 hours cooling

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