Washing Hands for Dipping in Maple Syrup

I want to dip a cake in maple syrup, do I need to wash my hands because it's considered dipping in a liquid?

If you dip in 100% natural maple syrup, you do not need to wash your hands. However, if you dip in non-natural maple syrup, you need to wash your hands without a blessing.

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Laws of Washing Hands, Siman 158, סעיף ד': "If one eats something dipped in one of the seven liquids, symbolized by: י"ד שח"ט ד"ם (i.e., wine, honey, oil, milk, dew, blood, water) and it is not dried, even if one's hands do not touch the place of the liquid, washing without a blessing is required. Rema: And even if only the tip of the vegetable or fruit is dipped, one should still wash without a blessing (Beit Yosef)." Therefore, if you dip in natural maple syrup, it is considered fruit juice, and washing is not required, as it is not one of the seven liquids. However, if the syrup is non-natural, it contains water, and you need to wash your hands.