Butternut Cake

Name: Butternut Cake
Ingredients: 12 cup butter (not spread or tub product) or 12 cup margarine (not spread or tub product); 12 cup sugar; 1 cup maple syrup; 2 eggs, well beaten; 2 12 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 12 teaspoon baking soda; 12 teaspoon ginger; 12 cup hot water; 12 cup nuts, chopped (preferably butternuts)

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

12 cup butter (not spread or tub product) or 12 cup margarine (not spread or tub product)
12 cup sugar
1 cup maple syrup
2 eggs, well beaten
2 12 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
12 teaspoon baking soda
12 teaspoon ginger
12 cup hot water
12 cup nuts, chopped (preferably butternuts)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F and grease a loaf pan.
2

Sift dry ingredients together into a bowl.
3

In another bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light; add eggs and mix well.
4

Add dry ingredients alternatively with the hot water to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
5

Stir in nuts and pour into prepared pan.
6

Bake for 45 minutes or until tests done.
7

Let cool in pan for five minutes, then turn out of pan onto cooling rack.
8

Excellent frosted with Maple Sugar Icing Recipe #187818 or your own preferred recipe.