If you are avoiding refined sugar, try Mary's take on carrot cake which uses agave syrup and maple syrup as sweeteners. You will need two 20cm/8in cake tins, a piece of muslin or a thin cleaning ...

Blend the syrup, milk, oil and egg together. Add the dry ingredients and stir into a liquid, beating well. Then, pour the liquid into a greased cake pan and bake it in your oven at 350° F for 30 ...

This maple walnut cake recipe, is a maple syrup cake that also uses maple sugar, for maximum maple flavour ... the longest-living car engines ‘No secret’: Australians face ‘major issues ...

Remove from heat and add to powdered sugar in a large bowl or stand mixer bowl. Mix in maple syrup, salt, and maple extract, ...

It is expensive because of the low yield from the sap (40 gallons of sap are needed for one gallon of syrup!) but the cheaper imitations labelled ‘maple-flavoured syrup’ made from a mixture of ...

Add the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, eggs and apple and mix well to combine ... Place the extra cinnamon and sugar in a bowl and mix to combine. Coat the cakes in the sugar and cool. Makes 12.

Melt the butter in a saucepan, set over low heat. Once melted, stir in the maple syrup and hot sauce. Serve drizzled over the cakes.

You can bake the puddings in advance but don’t make the sugar syrup until you wish to eat it. The pudding reheats well in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. I like to serve it with a dollop of ...