Easy Maple Glaze For Cake (Drizzle Icing)
Quick, easy, old fashioned maple glaze recipe, homemade with 2 simple ingredients- maple syrup and powdered sugar. This drizzle icing dries semi hard and is perfect for topping cakes, cupcakes, cookies, sweet breads, rolls, loaves, donuts and even more desserts.
Servings: 0.5 Cups
Calories: 2302kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Powdered sugar Sifted
- ¼ cup Maple syrup Not pancake syrup
Instructions
- In a medium size mixing bowl, add sifted powdered sugar and maple syrup.
- Use a hand-held mixer or whisk to mix everything together.
- Mix in some water if the glaze consistency is too thick. Mix in more powdered sugar if the consistency is too thin.
- Drizzle on top of your room temperature cakes and desserts. Enjoy.
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Notes
- For a different flavor profile, add extracts like vanilla, almond, coconut or even ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.
- Be sure to sift your powdered sugar to remove lumps. This will ensure the smoothest consistency.
- Maple syrup is not the same as pancake syrup. You must use pure 100% high quality maple syrup.
- To enhance maple flavor even further, you can add 1 teaspoon maple extract.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 2302kcal | Carbohydrates: 588g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 372mg | Sugar: 566g | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 0.5mg