Almond Honey Cake
Servings 1 9" cake
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Light or brown Sugar (150 g / 5.5 oz)
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup Vegetable Oil (200 g / 7 oz)
- 1 2/3 Cup AP Flour (200 g / 7 oz)
- 2 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce (200 g / 7 oz)
- 1/3 Cup + 2 TBS Honey (150 g / 5.5 oz)
- 1/2 Cup Sliced toasted almonds
- 1/2 Cup Warm honey for soaking
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 340F. Line the bottom of 9" round pan with parchment paper and grease the sides.
- In a medium bowl, sift the flour, cinnamon,salt and baking soda together. set aside.
- In a large measuring cup, mix the applesauce and honey together. Set aside.
- In a bowl of a standing mixer, place the sugar and eggs and mix medium speed for a few minutes until the mix is lighter in color. 4-5 minutes
- Change mixer speed to low and slowly drizzle the oil into the bowl. Allow to incorporate. Return speed to medium.
- Add the flour in 3 additions alternating with the Applesauce honey mix.
- Pour batter into greased pan.
- Bake until the center is golden and a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake. About 25-30 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let cool.
- When reay to top the cake. Preheat oven to 300F. Remove the cake from the pan and place it on a cooling rack placed on a cookie sheet.
- With a small tooth pick, pook the cake brush it with warm honey and top with almonds.
- Bake for 5 minutes. Allow the cake to completely cool before placing in a serving dish.