Recipe with honey

Linden Blossom Honey Spice Cake with Pears

The fresh, slightly minty linden blossom honey adds a delicate note to the spiced sponge and pairs wonderfully with the juicy pear pieces. A cake made for grey November afternoons.

⏱ Prep 25 min · Cook/bake time 50 min · Total 75 min · 12 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 100 g linden blossom honey
• 120 g soft butter
• 100 g brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp gingerbread spice
• 1 sachet baking powder
• 100 ml milk
• 2 ripe pears
• 50 g chopped walnuts
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 175 °C (top/bottom heat) and grease a loaf tin.
2. Beat the butter with the sugar and linden blossom honey until fluffy, then stir in the eggs one at a time.
3. Mix the flour with baking powder, gingerbread spice and salt, then fold into the batter alternately with the milk.
4. Peel the pears, cut into small cubes and fold into the batter along with the walnuts.
5. Pour the batter into the tin and smooth the top.
6. Bake for about 50 minutes; check with a skewer.
7. Leave the cake to cool in the tin, then turn out and cut into slices.

Nutritional values per serving (approx.): 255 kcal · Fat 13 g · Carbohydrates 29 g · Protein 5 g

Tip: Brush the still-warm cake with a teaspoon of gently warmed linden blossom honey for a lovely sheen.

Honey used: View linden blossom honey in the shop →

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