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This cake recipe is not too squishy and not too hard, it has the perfect texture. Plus, while it's baking in the oven smells like pancakes. The cute little tree on the top adds extra prettiness to it. You will not be disappointed.
Here it is:
"The Maple Cake"
Ingredients: 4 eggs, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of splenda, 16 oz sour cream, 2 tsp maple flavoring, 1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 and 1/4 cups all wheat flour, 2 tsp baking soda , dash of salt, 1/2 cup of chopped pecans
Ingredients for frosting: 1/4 cup butter softened, 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup plus 1 tbs maple syrup, 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, 1/4 cup peanut butter chips, 2 tbs dried cranberries, 2 tbs golden raisins, 2 tbs chopped dried apricots, and 2 tbs chopped dried apples.
1. In a large mixing bowl beat the eggs and sugar. Add sour cream and maple flavoring. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to sour cream mixture and mix well. Fold in pecans.
2. Pour into two greased and floured 9 inch baking pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Add syrup; mix well. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.
4. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and peanut butter chips; stir until smooth. Transfer to a pastry bag or a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in the corner of bag. Pipe a tree and branches on top of the cake. Combine dried fruit; sprinkle around tree base and at ends of branches to resemble leaves.
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