INGREDIENTS
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CAKE
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- 3/4 cup pecans (or walnuts)
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- 3/4 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
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- 1/2 cup light muscovado sugar, loosely packed
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- 6 tablespoons maple syrup (the real kind!)
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- 2 medium eggs at room temperature
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- 1 1/4 cups of flour
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- 2 teaspoons baking powder
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- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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- 1/4 teaspoon salt
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- 3/4 cup milk
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FROSTING
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- whites from 3 large eggs at room temperature
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- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
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- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, not packed
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- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
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- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature