Special note: This cake has the honour of being in my new banner! Now every single picture on this blog is my own. Woo!
My kids love Winnie the Pooh. We sing his morning exercise song on a regular basis:
When I up, down, touch the ground, it puts me in the mood
Up, down, touch the ground, in the mood… for food!
Etcetera…
So when I found a recipe for honey cake, I knew I had to try it, you know, for the children.
Recipe found at toptastes.com.
The Recipe
1 cup butter
2 cups honey
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp salt
4 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
Cream butter and honey well. Add beaten eggs, buttermilk, flour-sifted with soda, spices and salt. Mix well and bake in 2 layers at 275 for about 30 minutes. Watch closely, honey cake burns very easy
My Alterations
I probably should have halved this recipe, because I ended up with a massive round cake, and about 18 little muffins. I should probably halve all of the recipes I make, because my freezer is getting full!
I tasted a bit of the batter before baking, and it was understandably very sweet. The honey flavour was very strong, even though I used a bit less than the full 2 cups of honey called for. (two 340g jars yielded about 1 3/4 cups honey) To balance out the honey flavour, I added some of my frozen raspberries to the mix. I spooned a bit of batter into the muffin cups, squished a frozen raspberry into the batter, and spooned a bit more over the top to cover the berry. I put several frozen berries in the large cake as well as serving it with berries on top.
The Result
The cake itself is wonderful. It’s soft but a nice dense mouthful, and has a very distinctive taste. The recipe instructions worked well, and even though the cake was baked at a very low temperature (I set my oven at 140C) it baked in a decent amount of time.
The sharpness of the berries balanced out the strong honey flavour in the cake nicely. I was very pleased with the final result.
The Verdict
This is a great cake. The honey flavour is strong, and I probably could have used a bit less honey without compromising the taste at all. I really like buttery toast with honey on top, and this cake kind of reminded me of that. The berries were the perfect touch, if I do say so myself! This is a lovely afternoon tea sort of cake.
The Rating
5/5
A very simple recipe with fabulous results. Love it!
