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Honey Cake

Desserts Cakes

note

See Buttercream

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs, separated into yolks and whites
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup honey
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together the egg whites and sugar with an electric mixer at high speed until soft peaks form.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, oil, honey, cinnamon, cloves,
  4. Add the flour to the honey mixture and mix slowly with the mixer on low speed until blended.
  5. Gently fold the flour mixture into the egg whites.
  6. Pour batter into a large cake pan or 2 loaf pans and bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  7. Allow to cool slightly before serving.
  8. Ice with homemade buttercream.