Honey Cake
A dark, spiced honey cake made with strong tea and oil, sliced thick and eaten plain.
What Goes With It
- Hot tea
- Butter
- Greek yoghurt
- Sliced apple
How to Cook Honey Cake
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Heat the oven to 170°C / 340°F and line a 900 g loaf tin.
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Whisk the eggs and sugar for 3 minutes until pale. Whisk in the honey, oil and hot tea.
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Sift in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate and spices and whisk until smooth. The batter will be thin.
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Pour into the tin and bake for 50 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Cool completely.
A Few Notes
Do not thicken the batter.
Use strong tea.
If your oven runs hot, check at 40 minutes.
Wrap it for a day to let the flavour deepen.
Storing and Reheating
Keeps wrapped for 5 days.
Common Questions
How long does Honey Cake take to make?
About 1 hour 10 minutes in total — 20 minutes of preparation and 50 minutes of cooking. The recipe serves 10.
What are the key tips for making Honey Cake?
Do not thicken the batter. Use strong tea. If your oven runs hot, check at 40 minutes. Wrap it for a day to let the flavour deepen.
What should I serve with Honey Cake?
Hot tea; Butter; Greek yoghurt; Sliced apple.
How should Honey Cake be stored?
Keeps wrapped for 5 days.
Is Honey Cake suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is vegetarian and dairy-free. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Honey Cake?
About 337 kcal per serving, with 5 g protein, 50 g carbohydrate and 13 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
Honey Cake Nutrition Facts
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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