Maple Walnut Pound Cake

Name: Maple Walnut Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened; 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup milk; 1 tablespoon maple flavoring; 5 eggs; 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped; MAPLE GLAZE; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon milk (add extra by tsp if needed); 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring; walnut halves (to garnish)

15 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon maple flavoring
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
MAPLE GLAZE
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk (add extra by tsp if needed)
1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
walnut halves (to garnish)

Directions

1

In mixer bowl cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
2

In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
3

In measuring cup combine milk and maple flavoring, and beat into butter mixture alternatively with flour mixture.
4

Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
5

Mix in 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts.
6

Turn into greased 9 or 10 inch tube pan and bake in lower third of 300-degree oven 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, just until pick inserted into center comes out clean.
7

Cool in pan 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely.
8

Drizzle with maple glaze and garnish with walnuts.
9

Maple Glaze:
10

In a small bowl mix 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons
11

Milk to make a glaze of thick pouring consistency. Stir in 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring.