Maple Walnut Cake

I have been looking for an excuse to make a cake. Unfortunately, none of my friends have birthdays coming up and I didn't have any cake-worthy events planned. But, I finally found an excuse! I felt like making it just for the sake of it. I made maple cake because I feel like it's a very winter-esque cake. It was really fun to make and pretty easy. It came out delicious! My friend even asked if I would marry him just so I could bake for him...I'm assuming that meant he liked it. Happy Holidays!

Ingredients

For the cake:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (you can also split the all purpose with whole wheat for a healthier spin)
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegan  butter softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
egg replacer equivalent to 2 eggs
1 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup almond milk
1 cup chopped walnuts plus 1/2 cup for top


For the frosting:
2 1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup softened vegan butter
1 teaspoon maple extract
2 tablespoons almond milk

What to do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease two round cake pans.
In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
In a large mixing bowl,  mix together butter and sugar. Then mix in eggs and syrup. Slowly mix in the flour mixture and almond milk. Stir in walnuts.
Pour the batter evenly into the two round baking pans.
Bake the cakes for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the pans and let cool for about 20 minutes.

For the frosting mix all of the ingredients together. If it is too watery add more powdered sugar.

Assemble the cake and frost!