tips from our bakers
To toast nuts, place them in a single layer in a cake pan. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 6 to 9 minutes, until they’re golden brown and smell “toasty.”
To guarantee lump-free frosting, sift confectioners’ sugar before adding to the butter mixture. Usually all the lumps disappear as you beat the frosting; but to guarantee no lumps at all, sift the sugar first.
serves 24
You might need to buy:
- granulated sugar
- King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour
- cake
- large eggs
- Apple Pie Spice or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon + 1/4 teaspoon each ground ginger and ground nutmeg
- salt
- baking soda
- vanilla extract or 1/4 teaspoon vanilla-butternut flavor
- diced toasted walnuts or pecans
- frosting
- unsalted butter
- brown sugar
- salt
- milk
- confectioners' sugar