How to bake Mary Berry's maple syrup cake

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14th Mar 2023 Recipes

Extracted from the new version of her book, Mary Berry's Baking Bible, here's how to bake a delicious, Canada-inspired maple syrup cake

The acclaimed food writer, chef, baker and TV presenter Mary Berry is known and loved as a former presenter of The Great British Bake Off and as the author of the best-selling Mary Berry's Baking Bible book, now with a new and revised version available.

Mary Berry explains that this Canada-inspired maple syrup cake is a real treat for a special gathering. Fill and cover ahead of time, so that the cake keeps moist.

Cuts into 6-8 generous slices

Ingredients

For the cake:

225g (8oz) butter, softened
225g (8oz) light muscovado sugar
Finely grated zest of 1
4
100ml (3½fl oz) maple syrup
350g (12oz) self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon baking powder
½ level teaspoon ground ginger
55g (2oz) pecan nuts, chopped
450ml (¾ pint) pouring
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Zest of 1 orange, to decorate

For the filling and topping:

225g (8oz) butter, softened
225g (8oz) light muscovado sugar
Finely grated zest of 1
4
100ml (3½fl oz) maple syrup
350g (12oz) self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon baking powder
½ level teaspoon ground ginger
55g (2oz) pecan nuts, chopped
450ml (¾ pint) pouring
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Zest of 1 orange, to decorate

Recipe method

225g (8oz) butter, softened
225g (8oz) light muscovado sugar
Finely grated zest of 1
4
100ml (3½fl oz) maple syrup
350g (12oz) self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon baking powder
½ level teaspoon ground ginger
55g (2oz) pecan nuts, chopped
450ml (¾ pint) pouring
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Zest of 1 orange, to decorate

Extracted from Mary Berry's Baking Bible by Mary Berry (BBC Books, £28)
Photography by Ant Duncan