H - Honey Cake
Honey Cakes are popular in many countries, but this one is from India, from the South Indian Bakeries.
Ingredients
- 11/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup - 2tbsp condensed milk
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3 tbsp sugar powdered
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
Topping
- 4 tbsp mixed fruit jam
- 1 tsp sugar
- dessicated coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
- Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda. Sieve two three times to incorporate air.
- In another bowl mix condensed milk, orange juice, oil, sugar, vanilla essence and lemon juice.
- Gradually add the flour mix to the wet ingredients making it into a smooth batter.
- Add orange zest and mix well.
- Pour into a greased and dusted tin and bake for about 30 minutes or till a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool the cake for 10 minutes, invert it on a wire rack.
- Trim the edges of the cake.
- Prick the cake at regular intervals with a tooth pick.
Sugar Syrup
- Boil the water and add sugar, cook till sugar just dissolves.
- Remove from fire, add honey making sure the water is luke warm.
Jam Spread
- Heat jam and sugar on slow fire, till jam melts.
Assembling the Cake
- Pour the warm syrup lavishly over the cake, so that the cake absorbs the syrup.
- Over this spread a thin layer of jam spread.
- Sprinkle dessicated coconut over the jam layer, covering it completely.
- Cut into pieces and serve.
Notes
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