Grace's Honey Cakes
Serves: 2
Callie Medhurst
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
46
Sweetness
52
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Butter (softened)3.333333 cups
White Sugar1 cup
Honey2
Eggs1 cup
Milk1 tsp
Vanilla Extract2 tsps
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder1 tsp
Ground Cloves1 tsp
Ground Allspice1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon1 tsp
Ground Nutmeg1 tsp
Salt1.5 tsps
Baking Powder5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 cup
Pecan Halve (optional)Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Grease two 9x13 inch pans
3
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth
4
Stir in the honey and corn syrup, then beat in the eggs one at a time until the batter is light and fluffy
5
Stir in milk and vanilla
6
Combine the cocoa, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking powder and flour; stir into the honey mixture until fully incorporated
7
Batter will be thick
8
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans, and spread flat
9
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven
10
Do not over bake, or the cakes will not be chewy
11
Cut into squares while still warm, remove from the pan, and let cool
12
Frost with cream cheese frosting, and garnish each piece with a pecan half