Apple Honey Cake With Honey Almond Glaze

Found this tasty cake in a local paper. It is good for snacking or dessert or to take along for a barbecue.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 9

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3 cup  ground almonds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 cup liquid honey
• 2  medium apples, peeled, cored and chopped finely
•  almond  glaze
• 1⁄2 cup liquid honey
• 2  tablespoons  apple juice
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1⁄4 cup  sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

1. Line a 9 inch square baking pan with foil, allowing a 2 inch overhand on 2 sides of pan; grease foil.
2. In a bowl whisk together flour, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
3. In a large bowl beat egg with brown sugar until thick and creamy.
4. Combine milk, oil and honey; add to egg mixture and blend.
5. Stir in flour mixture.
6. Fold in apples; spread in prepared pan.
7. Bake at 350 approximately 35 minutes or until cake tester comes our clean.
8. To prepare glaze:
9. In a small saucepan, bring honey, apple juice and cardamom to a boil;.
10. reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes or until slightly thickened stirring occasionally.
11. Place cake on wire rack and gently poke several holes in cake with fork.
12. Carefully pour warm glaze over cake.
13. Sprinkle with toasted almonds.
14. Allow to cool about 10 minutes and then lift cake out of pan using foil handles.
15. Serve warm or at room temperaturre.
16. Preparation time includes glaze.