Last Updated on July 27, 2020
I love honey cake which you get in bakeries. It is juicy, moist, sweet and cool. Love it to the core. I always wanted to imitate that recipe at home but never had time on hand. But yesterday i was in mood to bake this and immediately got into action. To my surprise it turned out super good.
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Baking Time : 35 to 40 mins
Makes : 10 to 12 pieces
Ingredients:
For Cake:
All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup / 120 grams
Sugar - ½ cup / 100 grams
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Soft Unsalted Butter - 100 grams
Baking Powder - 1.5 tsp
Salt - ¼ tsp
Eggs - 2
Milk - 2 to 3 tblspn
For Syrup:
Water - ¾ cup
Honey - ½ cup
Dessicated Coconut - ¼ cup
Red Food Colour a pinch Optional
(MY 1 CUP MEASURES 240 ML)
Method:Preheat a oven to 170 degree C. Take a baking pan and butter the inside and sides. Sprinkle some flour and coat on all sides. Now tap off the excess flour and set aside.Take butter, sugar in a bowl and use a beater to whip till creamy.Add in one egg at a time and beat till fluffy and light.
Add in vanilla and soft over flour, baking powder and salt. Fold gently.
Add milk and fold gently.
Pour this into a prepared cake pan and bake for 35 to 40 mins or untill a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
Remove it from oven and let it cool for few mins.
Now invert it to a plate and cut of the top if it too domed.
While the cake is cooling, make syrup. Take honey, water and coconut in a sauce pan and bring it to boil and cook for 1 min.. Remove from heat and add a touch of food colour and mix well.Set aside.
Now use a toothpick to make hole over the cake. Pour the syrup over cake and chill this for a hour before serving.
Slice and serve.
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| Take all your ingredients for cake |
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| Prepare a cake..USE THIS METHOD |
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| Take soft butter in a bowl |
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| Add in sugar |
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| use a beater to whip this till fluffy |
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| Once it is fluffy |
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| Add in one egg |
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| Beat till creamy |
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| Add in another egg |
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| and some vanilla |
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| beat till fluffy |
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| now place a sifter over this |
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| add in flour |
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| add in baking powder and salt |
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| sift it out |
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| add in milk |
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| fold well |
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| Place the batter into the tin and bake it |
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| While the cake is baking, make syrup |
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| Take water in a sauce pan |
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| add in honey |
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| add in desiccated coconut |
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| mix well |
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| heat this |
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| bring it to boil and simmer for 5 mins |
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| take it off the heat and add some food colour if you need |
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| syrup done |
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| Now take cake is baked |
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| Once it is cooled, remove it from tin and slice of the top if it is too much puffed. |
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| use a toothpick to prick |
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| take the syrup |
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| spoon it all over the cake |
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| now chill this for a hour |
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| slice and serve |
Anonymous
How do you make so much dishes everyday? Amazed by the varieties.
Goldalwin
I love this cake so much. I am so happy now that I know its recipe. I will definitely try this for this Christmas. Last week, I baked your Coconut-Honey cake and it turned out really well and all our friends loved it well. Thank you so much.
Jayanthi Sindhiya
Yay!!! this is one of my favorite cake since college. My friend used to bring from Hosur after. Its a speciality in their city....yummm this delicious cake brings back all those lovely memories... Great work!!
Ms.Chitchat
Awesome awesome and awesome. Loved the texture and the color.
Anonymous
Have you any recipes for cakes using wheat flour instead of flour??
Aarthi
@AnonymousCheck my recipe index. I have many cakes.
Anonymous
how to use fresh coconut in this recipe?
will it be soggy it if kept for two days? bcz u added water in the topping....
Eva
Hey Aarthi. I love ur recipes n look forward to a new one everyday! Can u please help me with a simple rum n walnut cake recipe for Christmas? I would really appreciate it...
Aarthi
@AnonymousNo it wont get soggy..you can store it in fridge. grind fresh coconut lightly in a blender and raost them on a dry pan till the wetness goes away and use that
Babe Kaur
You r jus too good loce yr recepis ..i am still trying to figure out how to save yr recepis
Anonymous
Hello aarthi, can i add condesedmilk instead of eggs if yes then how much
Aarthi
@AnonymousI haven't tried it so far..But i think u can use curd
Lavanya R
I tried this cake today. It did not come out fluffy. What could be the reason?
PS : this is the first attempt in baking cake.
Erma Where Are You
Did you possibly use old baker powder? That can cause failure to lift.
Aarthi
@Lavanya RIt is meant to be fluffy, i think u have made somethig wrong with measurements.
Anonymous
Can i use Margarine instead of Butter? please reply. Am a big fan of your blog.
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use margarine.
plasterer bristol
Oh wow, one of my favorites. Yummy. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
Revathi GowriShankar
Can I skip coconut??
Aarthi
@Revathi GowriShankaryes u can., but coconut give the nice taste to this
shwetha shenoy
Hi aarthi,
I tried this cake.... Most of my cake rise and then again goes down. i mean no rise at the end. but in between baking it rises.. why does it go down? i follow only your blog... and gets dark at the top. i use samsung oven...
Aarthi
@shwetha shenoyIf u add too much rising agent like baking soda or baking powder then it will rise a lot then falls down. So dont add too much other than mentioned amount. use measring spoons
l. kurian
Mouthwatering recipes. Thanq so much
saranyasuresh
Can we use oil instead of butter??? Reply pls. if s how much need to add???
Sowmini Pattipati
I love honey cake. Thank u so much for the recipe Arthi. Will try this
Sowmini Pattipati
I love honey cake. Thank u so much for the recipe Arthi. Will def try this.
Aarthi
@saranyasureshButter is what makes it fluffy and soft. so use butter
saranyasuresh
Thanks aarthi ill try this honey cake and share my experience. Today I tried ur China grass pudding which got good result dear.
Anonymous
Can v make it without eggs
Aarthi
@Anonymousno egg is must in this recipe
Peekaboo
Hi Arathi
You have got a wonderful blog..I love honey cake and I was searching for a recipe and came across your blog..I have question.What is the size of the baking pan you used?I have a 9inch square pan..Will that do?Thank you
Aarthi
@Peekaboomy pan is around 10 to 12 cm.
Anonymous
Can this be done in pressure cooker? And what will be the baking time?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can bake this in pressure cooker. Check anywhere between 35 to 45 mins
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi,which temp should i bake this cake..i dont have 170 Deg in my oven.
Aarthi
@Anonymousbake at 180 for few mins, then reduce the heat and bake
Anonymous
Can dis cake be made without egg?? If so wat Wil b d substitute
Anitha Ramamorthy
How should I bake using pressure cooker.. Could you please tell me the cooking timings and whistle count like so..
Aarthi
@Anitha Ramamorthycheck this link
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/search/label/Pressure%20Cooker%20Baking
Aarthi
@Anonymousno sub for egg in this.
Anonymous
Hey, hi
I wanted to is there any specific brand for unsalted butter? If is it so then please let me know because which I have near my neighborhood are salted like amul & so the others...
Anonymous
Hey, hi
I wanted to is there any specific brand for unsalted butter? If is it so then please let me know because which I have near my neighborhood are salted like amul & so the others...
Anonymous
hello mam can i use only 1 egg in this recipe
Aarthi
@Anonymousi used milky mist brand
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use 1 egg too
Unknown
Hey Aarthi thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe,
Can we use flax seeds instead of egg ?
Generally 1 egg = 1 Tbsp Flax seeds powder + 3 Tbsp Water
Thanks in Advance.
Aarthi
@Unknownnot sure about that in this recipe. but i think it will work
Vaishnavi
I made this cake today for my sister and we all loved it!
Anonymous
Mam.. can v use vanaspathi(Dalda) instead of butter?? Or any alternative for butter??plz reply i wish to make this cake.. i luv honey cakes
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use vanaspati
preethi
Hi Aarthi, I tried this cake yesterday and it is my first try in the oven and it came out very well. It tasted fantastic and we loved it to the core...
vishali m
Hi mam, I am not having baking oven and microwave oven... Shall I using this cooker?
Aarthi
@vishali myes u can make it in cooker
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi, I just love honey cakes. Want to try this. Whats that folding? Any specific method to mix your batter? Not required to beat the batter well before placing it on the container?
Aarthi
@Anonymousfolding is just mix it gently...dont over beat it
Achievers Institute Tohana
Aarthi Can you please tell the oven timing and temperature
Aarthi
it is mentioned in the written part of the recipe
arun
Hi Aarthie, nice recipe. I am going to try it.
Just out of curiosity wats the importance of folding gently, why cant we use the beater like before?
Sireesha
Hi aarthi, i tried this recipie. . But i used oil insted of butter. It is some hard not fluffy. Plz let me know the reason. I m starter for baking
Aarthi
you have to beat the butter till fluffy. this is what lightens the cake
Shwetha Acharya
Hi, should we prick with toothpick all over the cake or just at 1 point?
Aarthi
Just all over the cake.
Devi
Came out very well . Thank you
shivapriya
v should put honey syrup just after preparing or let it cool and apply
Aarthi
Cool it a bit and pour it over the cake
Sandhya
Hi I tried the cake yestert. cake came out very well. After adding honey I placed it in fridge and took it out next day left it until it comes to room. Temperature.. wen I cut the cake, it was completely dry, it tasted like vanilla cake than honey cake..
Don't know where I was wrong, can you please help?