Maple Walnut Cake
This vegan maple walnut cake is incredibly moist, full of deep maple flavor, and studded with crunchy walnuts. But the maple buttercream frosting slathered on top might be the best part! The perfect treat for fall or the holidays!
Servings: 10
Calories: 611kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup maple syrup
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- ⅔ cup organic brown sugar
- ½ cup unflavored and unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
For the Frosting
- ¾ cup vegan butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 2 cups organic powdered sugar, or more as needed
For Garnish
- Walnut halves, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour the inside of a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a large mixing bowl.
- In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, stir together the maple syrup, oil, brown sugar, non-dairy milk, maple extract, vanilla extract, and apple cider vinegar.
- Pour the maple mixture into the bowl with the flour mixture, then stir the ingredients together just until combined.
- Fold in the walnuts.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan, smoothing out the top with a spatula.
- Bake the cake for 36 to 40 minutes, until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Place the cake pan on a cooling rack when it comes out of the oven. Let the cake cool completely.
- To make the frosting, beat the butter on high speed with an electric mixer until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat in the maple syrup, vanilla, and salt.
- Turn the mixer speed down to medium, then begin beating in the powdered sugar, adding a bit at a time, until the frosting is creamy and fluffy.
- Once the cake is cool, invert it onto a plate. Spread the frosting over the cake, then optionally garnish with walnut halves.
- Slice and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 611kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 411mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 649IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 2mg