Marble Maple Falling Leaves Cake
Calling all maple lovers! This cake is frosted with a creamy maple frosting and easily decorated with fruit and nuts.
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Ingredients
Cake
1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package butter recipe yellow cake mix
1 Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
3 cup1 cup water
1 teaspoon maple extract
1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
Frosting
3 cup2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
3 1
2 cups powdered sugar1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon maple extract
Decorations
Chocolate decorator icing
Sweetened dried cranberries, golden raisins, chopped dried apricots and chopped pecans, as desired
Candy ghosts or owl, if desired
How to make
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STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch cake pan; set aside.
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STEP 2
Combine all cake ingredients except melted chocolate in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Place 1 1/2 cups batter into another bowl. Add melted chocolate; stir until well mixed.
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STEP 3
Spread remaining batter evenly into prepared pan; drop spoonfuls of chocolate batter over batter in pan. To marble, swirl chocolate batter with table knife. Bake 28-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
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STEP 4
Place 1/3 cup butter into bowl; microwave 20-30 seconds or until melted. Add brown sugar; continue microwaving 30-45 seconds or until sugar is dissolved. Add all remaining frosting ingredients to butter mixture; beat at low speed until powdered sugar is moistened. Beat at high speed until creamy and smooth. Frost cooled cake.
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STEP 5
Use 1/8-inch round or leaf decorating tip to pipe chocolate icing onto cake in tree-shape. Decorate with dried fruit and nuts for leaves. Add candy ghost or owl, if desired. Refrigerate until serving time.
Tip #1
- To make a plain maple cake, omit unsweetened chocolate. Pour all cake batter into prepared pan.
Tip #2
- Read more about this recipe on Recipe Buzz® Blog.
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