Apple Chai Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Drizzle

INGREDIENTS

1 tsp

Ginger, ground

Granny smith apples (3-1/2 cups/440 g)

Eggs, large

3 tbsp

Maple syrup

3 cups

All-purpose flour

1 tbsp

Baking powder

1 tbsp

Cardamom, ground

1 tsp

Cinnamon, ground

1 tsp

Cloves, ground

1 tsp

Kosher salt

1 pinch

Kosher salt

1 cup

Powdered sugar

2 cups

Sugar

1 tbsp

Vanilla extract

1 cup

Neutral-flavored oil

Walnuts

1/4 cup

Orange juice

Butter

2 tbsp

Butter, unsalted

4 oz

Cream cheese

1 Tablespoon (plus 1-2 teaspoons, if needed) milk (or water or almond milk if keeping parve), at room temperature