Recipe: Maple Cake with Walnut Streusel and Maple Glaze (Bundt cake)

MAPLE CAKE WITH WALNUT STREUSEL

FOR THE CAKE:
2/3 cup sour cream
2/3 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
Walnut Streusel (recipe follows)
Maple Glaze (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan, knocking out excess.

In another small bowl whisk together sour cream, maple syrup, and baking soda.

In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

In another large bowl with an electric mixer beat butter until light, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in granulated sugar until combined well, about 3 minutes. Gradually beat in brown sugar until combined well, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in batches alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until batter is blended well.

Spoon about 1/2 of batter into pan and sprinkle with streusel. Spread remaining batter evenly over walnut mixture.

Bake until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes before turning out onto rack. Pour glaze over warm cake.

Cake can be made up to 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container.

WALNUT STREUSEL

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

In a small bowl stir together walnuts, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger.

MAPLE GLAZE

1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch salt
2 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup

In a bowl beat together all glaze ingredients until smooth.

Makes 1 Bundt cake
Source: Recipe booklet: Celebrate the Seasons with Swans Down (Swans Down Cake Flour)