Maple syrup little slice

Eat one slice and you will have to finish the whole thing - the title of this recipe sounded so inviting.
It looked like it was very easy to make yet still very presentable. I found my missing ingredients on line (again! :)). Few days later and few pounds lighter I was ready to start.


MAPLE SYRUP SPONGE         
210g almond paste (65%)                               
5 eggs                                                      
95g maple powdered sugar                                                
85g brown sugar                                                                  
170g pastry flour
5g baking powder
180g slightly salted butter
95g maple syrup

MAPLE SYRUP SOAK
150g water
150g maple syrup

MUSCOVADO ICING
70g 35% cream
45g butter
70g icing sugar sifted
 145g muscovado sugar

MAPLE SYRUP FUDGE       
10g maple syrup
120g brown sugar
5g pastry flour
30g slightly salted butter
60g evaporated milk
pinch of baking powder

The amount of sugar in this recipe screamed 'DIABETES' but I am no pastry chef. I know very little about composing new formulas. If famous pastry expert says that he is in love with it I had to give it a go.

Hmmm, the verdict....it looked much better than it tasted. My intuition was right! It was way too sweet. However, sponge was really nice and moist. If you are a fan of sticky toffee pudding, you might just! like it.