Maple Cake Recipe
Moist and flavorful Maple Cake made with pecans and soaked in maple syrup. Perfect for any occasion! Easy to make with simple ingredients.
Servings: 10
Calories: 364kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 Eggs large
- ¾ cup + 2 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ½ cup Oil
- ¾ cup Orange Juice
- 1¼ cups + 2 Tbsp Flour
- 1½ Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 cup Pecans/Walnuts
- ½ cup Maple Syrup
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line a 9.5X5-inch (24X12.5cm) loaf pan with parchment paper and grease the paper. Set aside.
- 2. In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until light and pale. Add oil, orange juice, vanilla extract and mix just until combined.
- 3. Add flour, baking powder, salt and mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
- 4. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes, after 10 minutes open the oven and sprinkle chopped pecans on top of the cake. Bake for another 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick insert into the center comes out clean.
- 5. Take the cake out of the oven, pierce the cake with a toothpick or wooden skewer. Pour maple syrup over the cake and allow to soak and cool completely.
- 6. Serve.
Notes
- Instead of orange juice you can use milk.
- you can add chopped pecans from the beginning and not after 10 minutes, but they might sink.
Nutrition
Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 114IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg