Fijian Honey Cake

Submitted by Outta Here

"Honey Cake is one of the highly popular desserts of Fiji. The cake becomes moister and its flavors deepen a day or two after it is made."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground allspice (or ground cloves)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Coat a 9" x 5" loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
3. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the almonds and beat until well blended.
4. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle with the almonds.
5. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan to wire rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[Keri M.]

I made this for "World Thinking Day" a Girl Scout event celebrating our sister scouts around the world! This was a HUGE hit!!!! I made copies of the recipe to bring and ran out, I had to refer them to the website I was concerned about making loaves and not having enough, so instead I made mini muffins, they were about 1 1/2 in. I made 2 batches of a double recipe. Cooking time was right around 13 min. Then I made a batch of large muffins for home and sprinkled the top with raw sugar. Yum! Those muffins took about 18 min to bake. This also was a double batch for 10 extra large muffins.

 

[breezermom]

I used locally grown honey, which is probably darker than what you buy in the grocery store. Loved the spices! This was more like a bread than a cake. Not sweet, and not as spicy as gingerbread. I'll enjoy this for breakfast this week. Thanks!

 

[Linky]

I liked this not-too-sweet cake a lot - like a gingerbread or Lebkuchen. I used Manuka Honey from Hokitika, NZ. Followed everything else exactly as written - a first for me!! Thanks, Mikekey!<br/>made for ZWT7 one of Mike's I mean Count Dracula and his Hot Bites

 

[Queen Dana]

Yum! DH loved this cake. I used wildflower honey which is a darker honey than clover, and it resulted in a honey version of gingerbread. Subbed yogurt in place of sour cream.

 

[Abi Fae]

I made this for the GF Pacific Challenge on ZWT7. I removed the regular sugar and flour, and added 1/2 cup coconut flour and upped the eggs to a half dozen. I added a little oil and lessened the honey a touch, because I don't like a lot of sweet. I sprinkled almonds on half and shredded coconut on half. I baked in cupcakes and small loaves because coconut flour cakes stay very moist so you do not want anything large. It was fantabulous.