Apple Honey Cake
Servings: 10 slices
Tools you'll need:
- 25cm (10inch) springform pan
This apple honey cake recipe is easy to make and delicious. I classic victoria sponge with cinnamon, apples and wildflower honey.
INGREDIENTS LIST
- 200 g butter (room temperature)
- 200 g caster sugar
- 4 medium eggs (200g total at room temperature)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp of vanilla paste
- 2 tbsp milk
- 200 g plain flour (all-purpose) (BL55)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 4 tbsp runny honey (see notes)
- 400 g apples peeled and cored (4 pieces approx.)
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 160°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4.
- Line a 25cm (10inch) springform pan with baking/parchment paper.
- Cake batter: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time until just combined.
- Now add the milk and vanilla.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon into the egg mixture and combine together until you have a smooth, soft batter.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Apples: Peel and cut the apples in half from the stalk down. Removing the apple core using an apple core remover.
- Slice the apple halves into slices and push each half down 1cm (1/2 inch) into the top of the cake mixture, continue with the reaming apple halves.
- Spoon over the honey. If the honey is too thick, heat it a little to make it runny and then spoon it over the cake mixture.
- Baking: Bake in the preheated oven for 45 - 50 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- After the time has passed remove the outer ring and leave to cool.
- Serve warm or cold dusted with icing sugar.
Notes & Tips
Honey comes in many different flavours and every flavour will have an impact on the taste of this cake.
If you are unsure which to use the safest is your everyday honey found in most supermarkets.
Apples: I used Bramley apples for this recipe as I like the sharp contrast to the cake. However, almost any type of apple is good, Granny smiths or Braeburn also give a similar result.
