Maple Bundt Cake with Nuts

Preparation

Cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 350º F.
2. Cut the bread into 2 cm cubes.
3. Heat the milk and sugar in a pot over low heat. Take the pot off the stove and add the bread cubes; let soak for 5 minutes.
4. Once the mixture has cooled, mix to a uniform texture using a blender (or hand mixer).
5. Add the eggs, baking powder, flour, spice, and butter. Mix for 1 minute or until the mixture is smooth.
6. Transfer the batter to a bowl, add the nuts and mix with a spoon.
7. Generously coat the inside of a fluted cake pan (with a hole in the centre) with butter and flour.
8. Pour in the batter and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
9. Remove the cake from the oven and let cook on a cooling rack.

 

Maple frosting:

1. Using a spoon, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
2. Frost the cake.
3. Decorate with chopped nuts and serve.

*Recipe courtesy of Ann-Rika Martin