MAPLE APPLE CRUMBLE

It is so rainy and chilly out today, what better day for a weeknight dessert.  I bet you have everything to make it at home, and it's super fast to make........and of course it has maple syrup in it, which makes it even better!

Maple Apple Crumble:

Ingredients:

• 6 large apples
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter a casserole dish.
• Add the 6 apples, cored, peeled and sliced
• Add the maple syrup and cinnamon and toss to coat
• In a separate bowl combine the butter, flour and sugar and work with your fingers until the flour is absorbed.  Sprinkle the mixture over the apples mixture.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until apples are tender and the topping is golden, and serve warm.
• Enjoy!

Serves 6

Bon Appetit!

xo, Alysha

MAPLE GLAZED DONUT BUNDT CAKE

I LOVE Maple anything and everything.......so you're going to be seeing a lot of maple around here.  I made this a couple of weeks back, and everyone was drooling over it.

What you're going to need to get this made:

• a bundt pan (obviously)

Cake:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 tsp maple extract (Zehrs carries it)
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk (If you don't have buttermilk, simply combine 1 cup of milk and stir in 1 tbsp white vinegar or lemon juice to make it.  Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes, and when it is all curdled looking, stir again, and you are ready to go!)
• 6 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp warm water

Maple Glaze:

• 6 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp maple extract
• 1 cup icing sugar

Instructions:

Cake

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat butter with 1 cup of the sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time.  Beat in sour cream and maple extract.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.  Stir into butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of buttermilk, to make a stiff batter.
• In a separate bowl, using clean beaters, beat egg whites util soft peaks form.  Beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar, until firm glossy peaks form. 
• Fold 1/3 of the egg mixture into batter with a spatula, then fold remaining egg white mixture in as well.  
• Scrape into greased and floured bundt pan, smoothing top.
• Bake cake 40 to 50 minutes until toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for approximately 20 minutes.  Using a knife, loosen edge of cake from pan.  Invert onto a drying rack, that has a sheet of wax paper under to keep your counter clean.  
• Mix maple syrup with warm water, then brush all over the cake.  Let cool completely

Maple Glaze

• Mix maple syrup with maple extract.  Stir in icing sugar to make a thick pourable glaze.  You can add a drop of water or two to reach desired consistency.
• Pour over cake and let stand until set

Makes 14 servings (or far fewer if you want to cut yourself some giant slices).

Enjoy!

xo, Alysha