Honey Cake
The marvelous Buzz Savories Honey Cake stands above the vast array of cakes due to a floral flavor of artisanal honey (Buzz Savories Honey) and a moist, tender crumb and ease of making and baking. The trick here: use really good honey.
Servings 8
Equipment
- 9" cake pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flower
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- 6 Tbs. unsalted butter at room temperature 1/4 cup + 2 Tb.
- 1 cup honey
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ tsp. almond extract
- ½ cup sour cream
- powdered sugar, for serving
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Line a 9" round cake pan with parchment and grease with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
- In another large bowl, using a mixer, beat butter and honey together until butter is smooth and mixture turns white and creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then add almond extract.
- Add dry ingredients and beat until just barely incorporated, then add sour cream and beat until only combined. Beating or stirring minimal at this time.
- Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bank until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 35 minutes. Let cool.
- Serve as is or with a dusting of powdered sugar.