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Nutrition: per slice

  • kcal336
  • fat17g
  • saturates10g
  • carbs43g
  • sugars25g
  • fibre1g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.29g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Preheat the oven to fan 140C/ conventional 160C/gas 3. Butter and line a 20cm round loosebottomed cake tin. Cut the butter into pieces and drop into a medium pan with the honey and sugar. Melt slowly over a low heat. When the mixture looks quite liquid, increase the heat under the pan and boil for about one minute. Leave to cool for 15-20 minutes, to prevent the eggs cooking when they are mixed in.

  • step 2

    Beat the eggs into the melted honey mixture using a wooden spoon. Sift the flour into a large bowl and pour in the egg and honey mixture, beating until you have a smooth, quite runny batter.

  • step 3

    Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 50 minutes-1 hour until the cake is well-risen, golden brown and springs back when pressed. A skewer pushed into the centre of the cake should come out clean.

  • step 4

    Turn the cake out on a wire rack. Warm 2 tbsp honey in a small pan and brush over the top of the cake to give a sticky glaze, then leave to cool. Keeps for 4-5 days wrapped, in an airtight tin.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2003

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tsouvali.hara29998

question

Thank you for the recipe. Can I substitute muscovado sugar with regural dark brown sugar? It is difficult to find muscovado.

gigi154

question

Could I add apples to this recipe?

BelieveBaking

question

How could this recipe be adapted for a loaf tin?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. We haven't tested this in a loaf tin so can't give timings or sizes of tin, but we would probably try a 2 lb (about 14 x 24cm) loaf tin. Baking time would probably need to be increased by about 30 mins, or until cooked through.

BelieveBaking

Excellent recipe. I cooked it for 1 hour then put foil on the top and a further 15 minutes. It's a really delicious cake.

jinxcat1972-j_DKD9H

Followed the recipe and it came out perfectly baked for just on 1 hour with no issues. It looks really good and smells heavenly. I didn't have a springform tin but my usual pan worked fine. Delicious.

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