Teisen Mel (Traditional Welsh Honeycake)

"This is a great holiday cake. So good. Posted for Zaar World Tour 05"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Sieve the flour, baking powderand spice into a bowl.
  • Lightly grease a tin pie plate measuring about 8-1/2-inches across the top.
  • Cream the butter with 3 oz sugar until creamy and light.
  • Add the egg yolks then the 1/4 lb honey, gradually.
  • Gently mix in the flour, then the milk.
  • Spread the mixture in the prepared tin, mounding it slightly in the center.
  • Bake at 400 F (200 C) gas mark 6 for about half an hour.
  • Let the cake rest in its tin for 2 minutes before turning it out on to a wire rack.
  • Let it cool for 10 minutes then slide it onto a baking tray and brush the top with 1 tablespoon warmed honey - or red currant jelly if you prefer.
  • Whisk the egg whites and the remaining 1 oz sugar to make a glossy meringue mixture. Swirl this over the top of the cake and bake at 325 F (160 C) gas mark 3 for about 20 minutes.
  • Serve the cake when it is cold.

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  1. This baked up nicely. It was a little heavy, but I suppose that is how it is supposed to be. The honey flavor is quite pronounced so I opted to brush it with current preserves instead of more honey as the recipe suggested. The meringue topping turned it into more of a dessert cake than it would be without it. I think that sweetened cream would make a nice topping as well. Thanks for the nice recipe.
     
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  1. This baked up nicely. It was a little heavy, but I suppose that is how it is supposed to be. The honey flavor is quite pronounced so I opted to brush it with current preserves instead of more honey as the recipe suggested. The meringue topping turned it into more of a dessert cake than it would be without it. I think that sweetened cream would make a nice topping as well. Thanks for the nice recipe.
     

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