No shade to pumpkin spice cakes and treats—I do love a custardy pumpkin bread pudding—but I’ve been eager for a change. I wanted to make a cake that scratched the itch for a casual cold-weather ...

The combination of maple syrup and walnuts has been said to be New England’s answer to the South’s marriage of corn syrup and pecans. In this cake, instead of sprinkling the walnut streusel on top, as ...