Author Notes: My Grandmother, who is 98 years old, used to make this cake for us when we were little. She lived in Upstate New York & Montreal where they have delicious maple syrup which she used in the frosting of this cake. —jvcooks
Makes: one 9×13-inch cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Ingredients
Cake
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1
cup sugar
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1/2
cup vegetable shortening
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2
eggs
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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2
teaspoons baking powder
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1
teaspoon vanilla
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3/4
cup whole milk
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2
cups flour
Maple Syrup Frosting
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1
cup maple syrup
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2
eggs, whites only
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1
pinch salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch cake pan.
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the sugar and shortening. Add in eggs and vanilla and continue mixing until combined.
- In a separate bowl mix together the salt, baking powder and flour. Add the dry ingredients into the sugar/egg mixture alternating with the milk until the flour is completely incorporated.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
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To make the frosting, beat two egg whites to stiff peaks and set aside. In a sauce pan, bring maple syrup to a boil. Add a pinch of salt (I like to use flaky sea salt).
Add hot syrup in a slow steady stream to the beaten egg whites continuing to whisk the whites while adding. - Frost cooled cake.
Photo by James Ransom