Honey Cake Recipe

Name: Honey Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 ⅓ cups liquid honey; 1 cup strong coffee; 1 tablespoon grated orange rind; 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; ½ teaspoon nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger; 1 pinch salt; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 4 eggs; ¼ cup vegetable oil; 1 cup sugar

Servings: persons

1 ⅓ cups liquid honey
1 cup strong coffee
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
4 eggs
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar

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Put honey in a small saucepan and bring just to a boil.
2
Remove from heat.
3
Stir in coffee and orange rind.
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Cool slightly.
5
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and salt.
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Take 2 tbsp.
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of this mixture and toss with the nuts.
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Set aside.
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In electric mixer with a large bowl, beat eggs until lemon coloured.
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Beat in the oil.
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Add sugar gradually and beat until pale and thickened, about 3 minutes.
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Remove bowl from mixer.
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Using a whisk, alternately fold dry mixture and liquid mixture into eggs, making three additions of dry and two of liquid.
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(Start with dry mixture and end with dry mixture.)
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Do not overwhisk.
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Fold in the nuts.
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Pour into a greased and floured ten inch bundt pan.
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Bake in preheated 325F.
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oven for 60-65 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed, and a cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
20
Let cool in pan on a rack for 30 minutes.
21
Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 15 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 ⅓ cups liquid honey, 1 cup strong coffee, 1 tablespoon grated orange rind, 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, and more.

Yes, Honey Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

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