Honey and Lemon cakes made in a beehive shaped baking tin.
Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Keyword Bee Honey Lemon Cake
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings
Ingredients
2 3/4cupsAll Purpose Flour
1 1/2tspBaking powder
1/4tspBaking soda
1/2tspSalt
8tbspUnsalted Butter softened
1/4cupSugar
1/3cupHoney extra for glaze
4Eggs
3/4cupMilk
4tbspLemon juice
1tbspLemon zest extra for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour baking tins.
In a large bowl, whisk the softened butter, sugar and honey together until well blended. Add one egg at a time and whisk until light and creamy. Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and zest. Whisk.
In a medium bowl, sift the dry ingredients together and whisk, making sure they are well blended Whisk the dry ingredients into the batter mixture. Slowly add milk and blend well.
Transfer to the prepared baking pans and bake for about 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool.
Glaze
Whisk the remaining lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of honey until well blended.
Remove cakes from their pan and drizzle glaze over the cakes. Add a little lemon zest across the tops, if you would like a touch more color and zing!