We only sell our own honey

Apple and Cinnamon Cake

This cake is great for company.  It can be decorated with whipped cream and garnished with slices of oranges to really impress guests.

3/4	cup	butter	180	g
1/2	cup	milk	120	ml
1/4	cup	honey	60	ml
1/2	cup	castor sugar	120	ml
3		beaten eggs	3
1	cup	flour	250	g
1 1/2	tsp	baking powder	5	ml
1/2	tsp	salt	2.5	ml
3 1/2	tsp	cinnamon	18	ml
2		eating apples	2

Preheat oven to 350 °F - 175 °C

• Grease a deep 9" - 20 cm cake pan
• Mix 1/2 tsp of the cinnamon with 1 tblsp of the sugar and sprinkle over the cake pan
• Peel, core and slice apple into thin slices. We recommend getting an apple/peeler/slicer if you like cooking with apples.
• Line the base of the pan with apple slices, overlapping them so there are no gaps for the cake mixture to leak through
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and the remaining cinnamon
• Cream the butter with remainder of the sugar until light and fluffy then gradually pour in honey while beating continuously
• Add beaten eggs gradually to the butter mixture (the mixture may curdle if added too quickly)
• Add 2 tblsp of flour mix to creamed mixture, and then pour in a little milk
• Continue folding in flour and milk, finishing with flour mixture
• Pour into pan
• Bake 20-25 minutes
• Cool 15-20 min and and the turn upside down onto a cooling rack
• The apples should be caramelised and the cake should be a rich golden brown
• Dribble with Honey Syrup and serve