Maple Frosted Apple Slab Cake
 
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
 
Author:
Serves: 20 squares
Ingredients
  • 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon each ground ginger and ground nutmeg
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup canola oil
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups peeled, cored, chopped apple, about 4-6 apples
  • Frosting:
  • ¼ cup salted butter
  • 4 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1½ cups icing sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a 9x13 baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl whisk together the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy, then whisk in the vanilla and oil.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, spices, salt and baking soda.
  4. Add the flour and apples all at once to the egg mixture. Stir with a spatula until the flour is all incorporated. Batter will be very thick.
  5. Transfer batter to lined baking pan and spread into an even layer with a knife or offset spatula.
  6. Bake the cake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean, or with just a few wet crumbs clinging to it.
  7. Remove the cake from the oven and place it on a rack to cool completely; don't remove the cake from the pan.
  8. To make the frosting: Melt the butter and maple syrup in a small pan over medium heat. Add the milk, bring to a boil, and pour into a mixing bowl to cool for 10 minutes. (You can also do this in the microwave)
  9. After 10 minutes, stir in the icing sugar.. Beat well; if the mixture appears too thin, add more icing sugar. Spread on the cooled cake.
Recipe by Chateau Elma at https://www.chateauelma.com/maple-frosted-apple-slab-cake