Warm Honey Cake Recipes

MOIST HOLIDAY HONEYCAKE

Steps:

• Place an oven shelf in an upper position in oven, and preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as a Bundt® pan) with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, whisk together the unbleached flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg until thoroughly combined. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the canola oil, honey, white and brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, coffee, orange juice, and whiskey. With an electric mixer, beat the flour mixture into the honey mixture just until the batter is thoroughly incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake on upper shelf in the preheated oven until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out with moist crumbs, about 1 hour. Cool for 20 minutes in the pan before turning the cake out onto a serving platter.

HONEY CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 340°F/170°C. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom/nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a mixer bowl fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, and honey on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. On low speed and with the mixer running, slowly add the oil and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Turn off mixer. Beat in the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the coffee/tea in 2 additions, starting and ending with the flour. Beat until smooth. Do not over mix.
• Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. If the top is browning too fast while baking, cover pan loosely with aluminum foil. Allow cake to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and set on a wire rack to cool completely.
• The cake tastes better a day after it's made. It's best served at room temperature. Cake will keep for 5 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

WARM HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Cream the eggs and sugar in a Kitchenaid or similar appliance, for about 4 minutes.
• n a small saucepan, melt the butter and milk and bring to melting point: take off the heat the minute it reaches this point, do not allow to boil.
• Add the flour, baking powder and vanilla to the eggs and sugar, and mix for a few seconds, then add the hot liquid, and mix once more. As I said, the mixture will be runny- but do not worry about this.
• Scrape the sides of your mixing bowl well, and pour the mixture into your lined and buttered tin, and bake in a preheated oven (180 degrees celsius) for 25-30 minutes. Remember always to check the inside of the cake with a skewer to see if it's done.
• Remove from the oven and allow to rest in the tin for 25 minutes, then gently ease out, remove the baking parchment from the bottom of the cake. Place the sponge on a platter, plate or cake stand.
• To make the honey sauce, simply heat the butter and honey in a saucepan till slightly simmering. Remove from the heat.
• Take a skewer, and make little holes in the top of the cake, so that the sauce can seep into the cake properly. Spoon the golden buttery honey over the cake, slowly, and gently, ensuring that each spoonful is absorbed by the sponge. I reserve a little buttery honey, only a few spoonfuls, to drizzle over the top of the cream layer once I've decorated it.
• Whip the 300ml of double cream briefly- really, all of 30 seconds to a minute: you just want a spreadable consistency. Spread the honey over the top of the cake, drizzle with the golden honey sauce, and decorate, if you fancy it, with edible flowers such as Primroses or the like.

EASIEST EVER CHOCOLATE HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 inch springform pan and line the bottom.
• In a large microwave-safe bowl combine the chocolate and butter and microwave until in 30 second bursts (stirring every time in between) until melted. This should take about 90 - 120 seconds.
• Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until fully combined. Add the honey, milk and sugar and whisk well. Sift in the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and baking soda and stir until just combined.
• Pour into the prepared baking pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. The cake will rise quite a bit but it should NOT overflow. Once the baking time is up it will still feel very soft and it will also lose some height, especially in the center. But don't worry - it will be completely fine. Let it cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing the sides and allowing the cake to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Once the cake has cooled, level the top with a sharp knife. You shouldn't need to slice off too much and small differences in height can be made up for with ganache as well.
• Make the ganache by combining the chocolate and cream in a small saucepan. Gently heat over medium-low heat while stirring with a spatula or wooden spoon. Once the chocolate has completely melted and the mass is smooth, cool to room temperature before coating the cake. Allow the ganache to settle before slicing.

HOT SPRINGS HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Place oven rack in center of oven, and preheat to 350 degrees. Prepare pan: Coat the pan with butter-flavor nonstick vegetable spray or solid shortening, line the pan with baking parchment or wax paper, grease the paper, and dust with flour, then tap out the excess flour. In a medium bowl, dissolve the espresso powder in the hot water. Whisk in the honey until dissolved. Whisk in the sugar and eggs, then the oil. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the honey mixture. Beat the batter to blend well until smooth and slightly runny. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 55 to 60 minutes, until the top is springy to the touch and nicely risen, perhaps with a crack in the center, and a cake tester (or wooden skewer) inserted into the middle comes out clean. Check the cake color during baking; if it seems to be getting too brown, cover it loosely with a piece of aluminum foil for the last 10 minutes or so. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Note for higher-ups: If you are at 7,000 feet, Purdy recommends placing the oven rack in the lower third of the oven. Use 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Bake for 50 to 53 minutes. At 10,000 feet, place the oven rack in the center of the oven, increase the flour to 2 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons, use 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1/8 teaspoon baking soda. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

WARM HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to moderate (180°C).
• Grease a 20 cm round baking dish.
• Sift flower& baking powder.
• Add sugar to flour& mix.
• Beat egg and milk.
• Add egg mixture and the melted 3 tablespoons margarine to flour and blend gently (Do not overmix).
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Melt the honey and 3 Tablespoons margarine.
• Pour over hot baked cake and serve.