Sometimes when it comes to
cakes I find that the ones I bake time and time again are not the
ones with complex flavour combinations or exotic ingredients but far
plainer and simpler cakes. We had a family meet-up of four
generations a couple of weeks ago and I knew that the right cake for
our picnic would be a honey cake. No fancy decoration or messy
fillings to get spoilt on the journey. Just the ticket to pack up for
a picnic which happens to be the theme for this month's Love
Cake.
Equipment : 2lb (1kg)
loaf tin lined and greased or a loaf tin liner, large saucepan.
Ingredients
6oz (175g) Unsalted butter
or baking spread
6oz (175g) Clear, runny
honey
4oz (115g) Demerara sugar
2 Large eggs
2 tbsp (30ml) milk
8oz (225g) Self raising
flour
Method
1. Using the large saucepan
heat the butter, honey and sugar. Stir together until the sugar and
butter has dissolved and melted. Leave to cool slightly.
2. Pre-heat the oven to
180°C/Gas
mark 4.
3. Crack
the eggs into the mixture one at a time along with 1tbsp (15ml) of
the milk.
5.Sprinkle
over the flour and then stir well until it has all combined and the
mixture is smooth and has a pouring consistency.
6. Pour
the batter mixture into the tin and bake for 40 minutes until a
skewer comes out clean.
7. Leave
in the tin for 10 minutes and then take out of the tin and remove the
lining paper. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
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This sounds lovely. I really love honey cake, it's so gooey and delicious. I've been experimenting a lot with using honey in place of sugar in cakes recently - with mixed results! Thanks for linking up to #cookblogshare this week.
ReplyDeleteYou're so right that sometimes the simple recipes are the best. I find that I'm much more likely to make them because I can fit them into my day more easily and I've usually got all of the ingredients I need in the cupboard. I love a nice honey cake and this one looks delicious.
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It sounds lovely and simple.
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