Eglu Cube Coop and Accessories

[Gertie]

I made a honey cake today. Very sticky and yummy. I made it with butter cream filling, so extra rich.

 

 

Ingredients

250g clear honey , plus about 2 tbsp extra to glaze

225g unsalted butter

100g dark muscovado sugar

3 large eggs , beaten

300g self-raising flour

 

Just used his BBC recipe! Very easy to make.

 

Preheat the oven to fan 140C/ conventional 160C/gas 3. Butter and line a 20cm round loosebottomed cake tin. Cut the butter into pieces and drop into a medium pan with the honey and sugar. Melt slowly over a low heat. When the mixture looks quite liquid, increase the heat under the pan and boil for about one minute. Leave to cool for 15-20 minutes, to prevent the eggs cooking when they are mixed in.

Beat the eggs into the melted honey mixture using a wooden spoon. Sift the flour into a large bowl and pour in the egg and honey mixture, beating until you have a smooth, quite runny batter.

Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 50 minutes-1 hour until the cake is well-risen, golden brown and springs back when pressed. A skewer pushed into the centre of the cake should come out clean.

Turn the cake out on a wire rack. Warm 2 tbsp honey in a small pan and brush over the top of the cake to give a sticky glaze, then leave to cool. Keeps for 4-5 days wrapped, in an airtight tin.

[scubababe]

Ooooo that sounds yummy..must give that one a try

[craftyhunnypie]

His Lordship will like this, especially with butter cream!

Emma.x

[Gertie]

I warmed it up for 10 seconds in the microwave and it was moist and sticky then!

[Lavenders_Blue]

I have made this exact same cake before (the BBC recipe), it's lush isn't it! Not tried it with buttercream before but that sounds gorgeous and totally calorific

 

I might be inspired to have another go at this at the weekend, I had been contemplating making a cake but couldn't decide which one to make. You may have just made up my mind for me

[Lesley]

Sounds lovely! - I'm always on the lookout for honey recipes.

[Gertie]

Oooh yes, never thought of that...good for chicken and bee keepers!!