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Serves: 8 slices
This honey-rich cake is perfect with our mixed spice and a touch of cardamom – the kitchen is guaranteed to smell amazing! Serve warm with thick cream or yoghurt for a divine Autumnal dessert.
Ingredients
- 150g butter, softened
- 150g (3/4 cup) brown sugar
- 70ml (1/4 cup) honey
- 2 eggs
- zest of 2 oranges (approx 3tbsp zest)
- 250g self raising flour
- ½ tsp Herbie’s Mixed Spice
- ½ tsp Herbie’s Ground Cardamom
- 185ml (3/4 cup) milk
- 1 large pear, peeled and sliced, to decorate (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Line and grease a 20cm springform pan.
- Beat butter, sugar and honey until creamy, then add eggs one at a time, beating well. Stir in orange zest and milk.
- Fold flour and spices into batter until smooth, then pour into prepared tin. If using pear, arrange on top, pressing gently into cake.
- Bake for 35-40m until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Stand for 10 minutes before removing from tin, and serve warm or at room temperature.
