Chocolate Maple Cake

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 1 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 30 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 1611 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

2 cups cake flour sifted
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs separated
3 ounces chocolate unsweetened unsweetened, melted
1 1/4 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Maple walnut butter frosting
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 cups powdered sugar sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cream
2 teaspoons maple flavoring
1 cup walnuts chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F; lightly grease two 9-inch layer pans.

Sift flour once before measuring, then sift 3 times with baking powder, salt and baking soda.

Cream butter until soft and smooth; gradually add sugar, creaming until light and fluffy.

Add beaten egg yolks, then melted chocolate.

Add milk alternately with dry ingredients, beating until smooth after each addition.

Continue beating for two minutes.

Fold in flavoring and stiffly beaten egg whites.

Turn into prepared pans and bake for about 30 minutes.

Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Split layers in half horizontally.

To prepare frosting, cream butter until soft; slowly stir in 2 cups sugar and the salt.

Add additional sugar alternately with cream, beating thoroughly after each addition until creamy and smooth.

Stir in walnuts with the last of the sugar.

Beat in maple flavoring.

Additional cream may be added to give frosting proper spreading consistency.

Spread between layers, then frost top and sides of cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 446g
Amount per Serving
Calories 1611 45% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 80.0g123%
 Saturated Fat 39.0g193%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 249mg83%
Sodium 773mg32%
Total Carbohydrate 215.0g72%
 Dietary Fiber 5.0g21%
 Sugars 153.0g
Protein 21.0g43%
Vitamin A 37%  Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 25%  Iron 49%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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