Recipe with honey
Summer Blossom Honey Spice Cake with Apples
The creamy, floral summer blossom honey gives this moist spice cake a mild sweetness that goes beautifully with autumnal apples and cinnamon.
⏱ Prep 25 min · Cook/bake time 50 min · Total 75 min · 12 servings
Ingredients
- 250 g flour
- 150 g summer blossom honey
- 100 g soft butter
- 3 eggs
- 2 medium apples
- 100 ml milk
- 1 sachet baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 pinch of salt
- 50 g chopped walnuts
Method
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (top/bottom heat) and grease a loaf tin.
- Beat the butter with the summer blossom honey until creamy, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Mix the flour with the baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt, and stir in alternately with the milk.
- Peel the apples, cut into small cubes and fold into the batter together with the walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the tin and smooth the top.
- Bake the cake for about 50 minutes, until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.
- Leave to rest in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out and leave to cool completely.
Nutritional values per serving (approx.): 250 kcal · Fat 12 g · Carbohydrates 30 g · Protein 5 g
Tip: A tart apple variety such as Bramley adds a pleasant contrast to the sweetness of the honey.
Honey used: View summer blossom honey in the shop →