Maple Walnut Cake (gateau A L’erable Et Noix)

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease two 8- to 9-inch
round cake pans.  Using electric mixer, cream butter and brown sugar.
Beat in eggs in thin stream. Combine flour, baking powder and baking
soda in another bowl.  Alternate adding dry ingredients, syrup and  hot
water to butter mixture, blending until smooth. Bake until tester
inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool  completely.
Wrap; chill thoroughly. FOR PRALINE: Lightly grease  baking sheet.
Boil syrup in heavy small saucepan until candy  thermometer registers
300 degrees F (hard-crack stage).  Remove from  heat. Stir in walnuts.
Pour onto prepared sheet. Cool until set.  Transfer to processor and
mix to fine powder. FOR WHIPPED CREAM: Beat  cream with sugar and
extract to stiff peaks. TO ASSEMBLE: Cut off top  crusts from cake
layers. Set 1 layer on platter. Spread lightly with  whipped cream.
Sprinkle lightly with praline. Top with second cake  layer.  Spread top
and sides lightly with whipped cream. Spoon  remaining whipped cream
into pastry bag fitted with star tip. Pipe  lattice design atop cake;
pipe border around bottom edge of cake.  Press praline onto sides;
sprinkle any remainder on top. Serve Maple  Walnut Cake chilled or at
room temperature.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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