Indulge in our Honey Cake, crafted solely with Natural Local Honey as the sweetener—no sugar added—allowing you to savor every nuance of its rich honey flavor (these cakes are more uncommon than you might imagine!). Immerse yourself in its luscious honey syrup, saturating each bite with a delightful honey essence and rendering the crumb luxuriously moist.
This delectable treat shines as a pudding-esque dessert to conclude a cozy dinner or as a delightful addition to afternoon tea with friends.
1-Whisk dry ingredients: Place the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk together
2-Cream butter and honey: A standard cake making step often deployed for butter and sugar. But here, we’re doing this step with honey instead! Beat it for a good 3 minutes on medium-high, a bit longer than you usually go for when baking with sugar as the honey is denser.
3-Add eggs one at a time, alternating with flour – Switch to a wooden spoon. We’re going to mix in the eggs one at a time, alternating with portions of flour. So, add one egg, then mix until incorporated. The mixture will curdle at first, but keep stirring and it will come together after around 30 seconds.
4-After the first egg is mixed in, add 1/4 of the flour and mix just until you can no longer see flour. Add another egg, mix until incorporated. Then 1/3 of the remaining flour. And so on, with the 2 remaining eggs.
5-Finish batter – Lastly, stir in the milk and orange zest. The finished batter is quite thick and will look a bit like whipped cream rather than completely smooth, as per the photo.
6-Scrape into pan – Scrape the batter into a baking paper-lined pan and smooth the surface. Even if you have a non-stick pan its best to line it with baking paper to ensure the cake doesn’t stick.
7-Sprinkle the batter surface with the flaked almonds.
8-Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Then take the cake out of the oven but leave it in the pan, and cool for 15 minutes. This is an important step, to let the cake settle before soaking in syrup. If you skip it, the cake ends up too dense
1-Simmer the honey and water for 5 minutes to reduce. This concentrates the honey flavor, while heating the honey thins it so it gets absorbed more readily by the cake.
2-Add lemon juice and simmer for a further 2 minutes. Then cool the syrup for 5 to 10 minutes
3-Poke holes in the cake, after it’s rested for 15 minutes. . Poke with a metal skewer all the way down to the base – around 30 or more holes. Poke between the almonds so you don’t disturb them.
4-Honey syrup – Pour over the honey syrup in 4 goes, waiting between each pour for the syrup to soak in before doing the next. Use a spoon if needed to spread the syrup evenly across the surface. Then leave to soak for a good 15 minutes.
10 servings
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.