Pouding Chômeur with maple cream Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ⅛ tsp. table salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter (8 Tbsp.), room temperature
• 1 cup granulated or maple sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
• Whipped cream, optional