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Directions

Ingredients

Walnut, Pumpkin & Maple Cake

2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 cup Pumpkin Puree
1/2 cup Maple Syrup
1 cup Crushed Walnuts
1 cup Sugar
1 cup/2 sticks Butter (room temp)
4 Eggs (room temp)
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Cardamom
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence

Icing Ingredients
2 cups Icing Sugar
1/2 cup Cream Cheese (room temp)
2 tablespoons Butter (room temp)
1/4 cup Maple Syrup

• Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom & salt to a sift
  
• Sift all together 
  
• Add the walnuts in the flour mixture & mix together
• Add the sugar & butter together in a mixer
  
• Mix together until creamy
  
• Add the eggs one at a time
  
• ​Add the pumpkin puree
  
• Add the vanilla essence
  
• ​Add the maple syrup
  
• Gradually add spoonfuls of the flour mixture in the mixer
  
• Spray non stick spray on 2x9 inch pans
  
• Place round parchment papers in the pans
  
• Divide the batter in the 2 pans and spread evenly
  
• Bake at 350F/180C for 40-45 mins
• Test with a tooth pick & set aside to cool
  
• ​Flip over on wire racks to cool​​
• To make the icing
• Add the icing sugar in the bowl
• Add the cream cheese, butter & maple syrup & mix together
  
• Mix together with a hand held mixer
  
• Preparing the cake​
  
• Using a serated knife, slice the top of the cake level
  
• Do the same with the other cake
  
• Place half of the icing on the bottom cake
  
• ​Smooth over to the edge
  
• Place the other cake on top, smooth side up
  
• ​Place the rest of the icing on top
  
• ​Smooth over to the edge
  
• Place a template of a maple leaf on top of the icing
  
• ​Sprinkle cinnamon powder on top
  
• ​Peel off the template
  
• Garnish with walnuts