Written By Cynthia Annett-Hynes Dessert / Recipes Apr 6, 2011 Honey Cake SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestIngredientsCake Batter 150g butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 TBs finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves 2 eggs beatenLemon Icing2 cups icing sugar 100g soft butter 1 tsp grated lemon zest 2 TBs fresh lemon juiceGrease and line an 8 1/2 inch spring form tin. Put the butter, brown sugar, and honey in a small saucepan and add 1 TBs of water. Heat gently, stirring once or twice until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Leave it to cool for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 180C.Sift the flour, baking power, and cinnamon into a bowl and add the rosemary. Add the honey mixture and eggs and beat until smooth. Pour into the tin and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until skewer comes out clean when you poke it into the centre. Leave in tin to cool completely.To make the lemon icing, sift the icing sugar into a bowl. Add the butter, lemon zest and juice and 1 TBs water and beat until smooth. You might like to add a few more drops of the lemon juice afer tasting it. Spread over the top and side of the cake. The cake softens as it sits and will keep well up to a week in a cake tin.Decorate with rosemary flowers or other edible flowers. Apples For Jam by Tessa Kiros is available at Munro’s Books. To read more about local honey from the Simikameen click here. You can find local honey at the pocket markets, Thrifty’s, Market On Yates, and Plenty Epicurean Pantry.Photo: Katie ZdybelDessertRecipes SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Cynthia Annett-Hynes ... Read More You may also like Breads/Pastries / Dessert / Recipes November 1, 2022 Sweet Endings — A Memory of Lemon Pudding Sweet Endings September ... Read More Breads/Pastries / Dessert / Recipes November 1, 2022 Sweet Endings — Chocolate Custard Cake Sweet Endings September ... Read More Dessert / Recipes November 1, 2022 Masterclass — Candied Citrus Masterclass Candied Citrus Holiday ... Read More Dessert / Recipes September 6, 2022 Masterclass — Plum Clafouti Masterclass July|August Plum ... Read More Breads/Pastries / Dessert / Recipes September 6, 2022 Sweet Endings — Simply the Zest Sweet Endings ... Read More Appetizer / Dessert / Main course / Recipes / Side dish August 30, 2022 Balkan Recipes The companion recipes to Cinda Chavich's article, My Balkan Food Memories, in the Sept|Oct 2022 issue of ... Read More Comments are closed.
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