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I made a honey cake tonight .. not my usual recipe ...mostly from a Former member on here ~ Tremyfro.
The Honey cake recipe.
250gm honey and a little extra for glazing.
225gm unsalted butter
100gm dark muscavado sugar
3 large eggs ..beaten
300 gm self raising flour.
Oven 160'C
Cake tin ...20 cm...lined and greased.
Method
Cut up butter into saucepan, add honey and sugar. Heat gently to a boil. Boil for 1 minute.
Cool for at least 20 minutes. Beat eggs into honey mixture. Make sure this is cool enough or it will curdle the eggs.
Sift flour into bowl. Pour in the egg mixture and beat to smooth batter...this will be a soft and fairly wet batter.
Pour into prepared tin.
Bake for 50 minutes or more until skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool in tin. Remove from tin whilst still warm. Glaze with warmed honey.
I modified it a bit ... I added a tablespoon of Black Treacle and a teaspoon of Allspice. I also added a couple of handfuls of sultanas ... the latter didn't work too well as it's a very sloppy batter mix they all sank to the bottom. I left off the honey glaze
The cake was very moist and really nice taste ... dead easy to make as well.
Anyone got any favourite Honey Cake recipes worth trying... or just cake recipes ... Cake's good whatever !
The Honey cake recipe.
250gm honey and a little extra for glazing.
225gm unsalted butter
100gm dark muscavado sugar
3 large eggs ..beaten
300 gm self raising flour.
Oven 160'C
Cake tin ...20 cm...lined and greased.
Method
Cut up butter into saucepan, add honey and sugar. Heat gently to a boil. Boil for 1 minute.
Cool for at least 20 minutes. Beat eggs into honey mixture. Make sure this is cool enough or it will curdle the eggs.
Sift flour into bowl. Pour in the egg mixture and beat to smooth batter...this will be a soft and fairly wet batter.
Pour into prepared tin.
Bake for 50 minutes or more until skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool in tin. Remove from tin whilst still warm. Glaze with warmed honey.
I modified it a bit ... I added a tablespoon of Black Treacle and a teaspoon of Allspice. I also added a couple of handfuls of sultanas ... the latter didn't work too well as it's a very sloppy batter mix they all sank to the bottom. I left off the honey glaze
The cake was very moist and really nice taste ... dead easy to make as well.
Anyone got any favourite Honey Cake recipes worth trying... or just cake recipes ... Cake's good whatever !