Maple-pecan Snack Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon whipping cream
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 to prepare cake, combine first 5 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk.
• 3 combine flour, baking soda, 1/4 cup pecans, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
• 4 add syrup mixture to flour mixture; stir until well blended.
• 5 pour batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• 6 bake for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 cool completely on wire rack.
• 8 to prepare frosting, combine sugar, 2 1/2 tablespoons syrup, cream, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• 9 spread frosting evenly over cooled cake; sprinkle with 1/4 cup pecans.