Great Maple Syrup Nut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 ounce) pkge. yellow cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup softened butter
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
• frosting
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• 1 1/2 ounces half of a 3 oz pkge. . softened cream cheese
• 3 -4 tablespoons maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, beat all cake ingredients, except nuts, with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. beat on medium speed for 2 minutes .fold in pecans.
• 2 pour into a greased and floured bundt pan.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. cool 15 minutes.
• 4 remove from pan to cooling rack.
• 5 frosting:.
• 6 in a large bowl, beat powdered sugar, 3 tbsps. butter, the cream cheese and 3 tbsps. of the syrup with electric mixer on low speed.
• 7 beat in enough of the remaining syrup to make a smooth, soft frosting that will flow down the sides of cake. spread frosting over cake.