Apple Honey Cake wins raves!

Posted by Margalit

I was invited to a special dinner tonight to honor a friend. She was given this honor for being a wonderful caretaker to her husband, who has survived 5 years with stage 4 colon cancer. My friend was diagnosed this year with breast cancer, and it's been a terrible horrible no good year for them. So this dinner to honor my friend was important and I was asked to bring a special dessert. I immediately thought of my Apple Honey cake, because I had made it for my friend once before and she had devoured it, sliver by sliver, in one sitting. This is an easy recipe that is guaranteed to win new devotees for honey cake.

1 lb honey
3 eggs
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2 cups (chunky homemade preferred) applesauce
4 cups unbleached white flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger (optional, but really a great addition!)
1 teaspoon anise (also optional)
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing blow, beat honey and eggs. Add remaining ingredients except nuts; mix well. Stir in nuts by hand. Grease either 2 bread loaf pans, 7 miniature loaf tins, or one cake loaf pan. Bake for approximately 50 minutes for the bread pans, 30 minutes for the mini loaf tins, or 40 minutes for the cake loaf pan, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Serve with a dab of vanilla ice cream and top with a small shaving candied ginger.

TAGS: Apple Honey Cake, Honey Cake
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