honey cake

chia's Note:

this is as close as nostalgia gets for me

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cake

• 2 ½ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon clove
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup oil
• ½ cup coffee
• ¼ cup water

Directions:

1. preheat oven to 350.
2. grease a 12 c bundt pan.
3. in large bowl stir together first 6 ingredients.
4. in small bowl lightly beat eggs.
5. make a well in center of dry ingred's, add eggs, and remaining ingredients, and whisk well.
6. pour into pan and bake for 50 mins, or until tester comes out clean-- i use a toothpick---.
7. cool in pan, turn out to rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[southern chef in louisiana]

this is delish,i love simple comfort food and this is it at it's best,smells wonderful while baking,and i must admit we did not let it cool befor we cut in it and enjoyed it with a cold glass of milk

[Chef #969623]

I have been looking fora really delicious honey cake for years. My quest ends with this cake! The other reviewers are right: I thoroughly greased and floured the pan and it still stuck. One of my guests admired the unusual top of the cake - sifted confectioner's sugar can do wonders! Next time I will line the pan with parchment.

I did change the recipe a little: I used instant espresso, and increased it to 3/4 cup, decreasing oil by the same. I also threw in a handful of milk chocolate chips, just to ensure that it would be tasty. It would have been yummy even without. I also baked the cake 2 full days ahead in order to allow the honey flavor to really saturate.

This recipe is definitely a keeper!

[baezus]

Great honey cake recipe. Usually I don't like honey cake .... but this has a lighter more cake-like texture and not too sweet! Thanks for posting