Huckleberry Honey Spice Cake

Submitted by swirlycinnacakes

"Makes me think of Southern food..."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 4 tablespoons honey (preferably huckleberry honey)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups cake flour

directions

1. In a mixer, cream together butter and sugars for about 3 minutes. Add honey and beat another minute.
2. Add eggs yolks, one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and spices.
4. Alternating, add 1/3 of dry ingredients to the mixer bowl, followed by ½ of the buttermilk. Add another 1/3 of the dry ingredients, the last of the buttermilk and then the last 1/3 of the dry ingredients.
5. Move batter to a large mixing bowl. Clean your mixer bowl. Add egg whites and beat to stiff peaks. Fold into the batter.
6. Pour into a greased and floured 9-inch cake pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes at 350°F Insert a knife to see if it comes out clean.