Maple Glaze Recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

2 tablespoons whipping cream

6 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted

12 walnut halves

Preparation

Melt butter with maple syrup and cream in heavy small saucepan. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and whisk until smooth. Cool glaze until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Drizzle glaze over pound cake. Arrange walnut halves decoratively on top of cake. Let cake stand until glaze sets, about 15 minutes.