HONEY CAKE

A lovely basic easy recipe that has such a delicious texture and flavour, rich in honey - my husband loves it.  Made and baked quickly! It is such a good standby cake, with a toffee honey rich taste that melts in your mouth! You could decorate or fill it to make it extra special! Even slice and butter it!  It keeps quite well too, not that it would in this house!

Bake in a loaf tin, that is lightly oiled and I place a large strip of baking parchment across the long sides, hanging over to help lift it out. For a change I baked this in my 1lb straight sided bread tin, but any small it tin will do, inc a 6” round.

Preheat your fan oven to 150C

8 oz plain flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon mixed spice

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

4 oz softened butter

4 oz light soft brown sugar

1 large egg, separated

4 oz runny honey

a little milk to mix if necessary [I use about 2 tablespoons]

Sieve your dry ingredients together and cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg yolk then place your bowl with the mixture back onto the scales and weigh in the runny honey. Mix well. Fold in the dry ingredients and finally whisk the egg white until fairly stiff then gently fold that in too.

Tip into your prepared tin, then sprinkle over a little caster sugar if you wish. Bake for about 50 mins, until firm to the touch.

Plain simple baking does not come better than this. Enjoy!