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Maple Cake with Caramel Buttercream Frosting

A Canadian cake favourite paired with a delicious caramel buttercream!

Ingredients

For the Maple Cake

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 and 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Caramel Buttercream

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 4 cups icing sugar
  • 4 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp caramel extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9-inch baking pan. 

  2. In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda and baking powder.

  3. Using a mixer, beat butter, sugar, and maple syrup on medium speed for roughly 5 minutes. Then mix in eggs, mixing between each addition. Mix in vanilla.

  4. Add flour mixture and sour cream, a little at a time until combined on low speed.

  5. Pour cake mix into greased pan and bake until cooked, which is roughly 35+ minutes.

For the Caramel Buttercream Frosting

  1. Cream together butter and shortening.

  2. Mix in caramel extract and icing sugar. 
  3. Mix in milk and spread evenly on cake.