INGREDIENTS
1 cup
pure maple syrup
3
Granny Smith apples—peeled, cored and cut into eighths
2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
baking soda
1 tsp
salt
3
large eggs
3/4 cup
buttermilk
1 tbsp
pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 sticks
unsalted butter, softened
1 1/3 cups
sugar
Crème fraîche, for serving