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Cathryn



Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion
PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 14 7:28 pm    Post subject: Honey cake competition Reply with quote
    

This is the cake we are making for my Beekeeping Society's honey competition. It's rather nice. Any tips so I can secure first prize?

Ukrainian Honey Cake

220g plain flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
3 eggs
100g light brown sugar
100g honey
100ml strong coffee
100ml vegetable oil
Juice of 1 orange and rind of 2 oranges


Icing:

100g icing sugar
2 Tbsp orange juice
2 Tbsp honey

Preheat oven to 350F 180c. Sift flour, soda, baking powder, spices, and salt together into a bowl. Whip the eggs until thick and light, about 5 minutes, gradually adding the sugar. Beat in honey, coffee, and oil. Add the dry ingredients and beat on low until combined. Pour into greased and lined two x one pound loaf tins and bake ~ about 50 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool a few minutes and unmold.

Mix together all the icing ingredients until it forms a thin paste and drizzle over the cakes to give it that honey and orange flavour.
You can then choose the best one to enter the show,

Rusticwood



Joined: 01 Dec 2009
Posts: 2154
Location: All over the South West
PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 14 7:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Try making one well before the competition so you can taste test it first

pookie



Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales
PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 14 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What Rusticwood said.
Also, the combination of coffee/oranges/honey/cinnamon/ginger/nutmeg sounds um..... Confused?.. Is this the standard recipe that you all have to use?


I would be very interested to hear how it turns out

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