Maple Walnut Loaf Cake

You will need:

170g of butter

170g of caster sugar

170g of self raising flour

85g of walnuts, finely chopped

3 eggs

Maple syrup

3tbsp of icing sugar

Preheat the oven to 180C and prepare a loaf tin.

Cream together the butter and the sugar, then beat in the eggs. Add the flour gradually, to prevent the mixture from curdling.

Finely chop the walnuts to ensure that they disperse evenly throughout the mixture. Stir the chopped walnuts and 4tbsp of maple syrup into the mixture.

Pour the cake batter into the cake batter into the prepared cake tin. Bake for 35-40minutes until the sponge springs back when pressed.

When the cake is still warm, use a cocktail stick to pierce several holes in the top of the sponge. Pour over 2-3tbsp of maple syrup over the sponge, allowing it to soak into the sponge. When cool, remove the cake from the tin.

Prepare the maple icing. Add 1tbsp of maple syrup to 3tbsp of maple syrup, stir until well combined. Drizzle this over the cake and add walnuts to decorate.