🍂 Rustic Harvest Fruit & Nut Cake Decoration – Simple, Seasonal, Stunning

Ingredients

• • 2 ⅞ cups all-purpose flour
• • 1 ⅞ cup buttermilk
• • ⅞ cup unsalted butter
• • 2 ⅞ tbsp maple syrup
• • 1 ⅞ cup powdered sugar
• • 4 ⅞ egg whites
• • 1 ⅞ tsp vanilla extract
• • 1 ⅞ tsp baking powder
• • ⅞ tsp baking soda
• • 1 ⅞ cup dried cranberries
• • ⅞ cup salted butter
• • 3 ⅞ medium apples
• • ⅞ cup pecans
• • 1 ⅞ lb brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, buttermilk, butter, and egg whites. Pour into a greased 9-inch round cake pan. Bake 25-30 minutes until golden.

2. 2

   Blend unsalted butter with maple syrup and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add cream cheese and salt to stabilize.

3. 3

   Thinly slice apples and cook in a cast iron skillet with 1 tbsp maple syrup for 5-7 minutes.

4. 4

   Spread pecans on a sheet and bake at 350°F for 6 minutes, flipping halfway.

5. 5

   Spread buttercream over chilled cake. Arrange apple slices, cranberries, and pecans in concentric circles.