Maple Pecan Layer Cake (Doctored Cake Mix)

Name: Maple Pecan Layer Cake (Doctored Cake Mix)
Ingredients: 1 box yellow cake mix, sifted ( Do not follow directions on the box, use only the ingredients listed below. We used Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Classic Yellow cake mix); 1 cup (121g) cake flour; 1 cup (200g) light brown sugar; ½ teaspoon (3g) salt; 1 cup (242g) sour cream or plain yogurt (greek yogurt is fine also); 1/4 Cup (54g) Canola Oil; 1 cup (240g) water; 3 whole eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon (4g) vanilla; 3 teaspoons (12g) maple extract; 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup (13g) (We will use more syrup for our glaze); 3/4 Cup (78g) Chopped Pecans (Adjust to your liking); We used pure Maple Syrup as a glaze for our cake layers - You won't need much- maybe 1/4 cup or so (Applied with a silicone pastry brush); 2 sticks (226g) unsalted butter, slightly softened; 2 8oz packages cream cheese (453 total gram weight) softened very slightly. Use full fat cream cheese.; 1 Tablespoon maple syrup (optional); 2 teaspoons (8g) maple extract; 6 to 6 ½ cups (690g to 747g) powdered sugar, adding more if necessary; **If you like to do a lot of decorative piping, increase this recipe by half (or more).

"This moist, soft Maple Pecan Layer Cake Mix recipe is simple to make and tastes amazing! It is the perfect dessert for fall celebrations!..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 box yellow cake mix, sifted ( Do not follow directions on the box, use only the ingredients listed below. We used Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Classic Yellow cake mix)

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1 cup (121g) cake flour

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1 cup (200g) light brown sugar

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½ teaspoon (3g) salt

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1 cup (242g) sour cream or plain yogurt (greek yogurt is fine also)

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1/4 Cup (54g) Canola Oil

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1 cup (240g) water

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3 whole eggs, room temperature

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1 teaspoon (4g) vanilla

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3 teaspoons (12g) maple extract

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1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup (13g) (We will use more syrup for our glaze)

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3/4 Cup (78g) Chopped Pecans (Adjust to your liking)

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We used pure Maple Syrup as a glaze for our cake layers - You won't need much- maybe 1/4 cup or so (Applied with a silicone pastry brush)

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2 sticks (226g) unsalted butter, slightly softened

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2 8oz packages cream cheese (453 total gram weight) softened very slightly. Use full fat cream cheese.

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1 Tablespoon maple syrup (optional)

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2 teaspoons (8g) maple extract

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6 to 6 ½ cups (690g to 747g) powdered sugar, adding more if necessary

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**If you like to do a lot of decorative piping, increase this recipe by half (or more).

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