I love making something from scratch. Even though I take a lot of short cuts when cooking or baking, and many of my recipes are semi-homemade, a dessert like this Maple Cake is best made from scratch. There is something about using fresh ingredients and putting it all together that is so satisfying. Sometimes a recipe is just as easy and quick from scratch as it would be if you took a short cut. I suppose you could use a yellow cake mix to make this Maple Cake but I honestly don’t think it would save you any time. It’s super easy and so good.

Maple Cake from Scratch

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened 2 sticks
3/4 c. pure maple syrup
1/2 c. Sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sour cream

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened 2 sticks
3/4 c. pure maple syrup
1/2 c. Sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sour cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
Set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer put the softened butter, sugar and maple syrup.
Beat on medium speed until fluffy (about 5 min.)
Add eggs one at a time mixing well in between additions.
Add vanilla.
Add flour mixture in 3 batches to the butter/sugar mixture alternating with sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Combine well and scrape the bowl after each addition.
Put batter in a prepared 9 x 9 baking pan.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes until a knife inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
To serve: Dust with powdered sugar or add a dollop of whipped cream to each piece.

Recipe Notes

I prepare my baking pans with Baker's Joy.

If you don’t have a 9 x 9 baking pan you can use a muffin tin or even bread pans. The rule of thumb I follow when filling a baking dish is to go about half way up the side of the pan. I opted for my go-to cake topping of a sprinkling of powdered sugar. You could also make a powdered sugar glaze and add a little maple syrup…or you could just drizzle maple syrup right from the bottle. Honestly, they are all great options!

When I decided to try this Maple Cake recipe, I already knew where I was going to get the maple syrup. I’ve followed the blog Finding Home for a while, but as a blogger I don’t have a lot of time to keep up with what everyone is doing. Laura’s posts are ones I rarely miss though…and her family took a leap of faith not long ago and opened their own business. They produce maple syrup and have a lovely online shop. Take a look and if you need some maple syrup, they have the best.