This week we are happy to share a wildly popular sweet recipe that includes honey. HomeCookingShow has 1.7 million subscribers, and over half a million people have viewed this popular egg free honey cake recipe on Youtube. The charming Hema Subramanian shares her baking expertise with us in this 'must try' dessert recipe.
This can't be called a 'health food' recipe, with the sweet syrup, jam and condensed milk. However, it is a true comfort food. The moist silky blend of honey and coconut flavors merge and melt in your mouth.
We suggest you watch the 5:33-minute video first, then acquire ingredients and make your own luscious honey cake.
Ingredients
Mixed Fruit Jam - 3 Tbsp
Desiccated Coconut
Dry Ingredients
Maida - 2 1/2 Cups
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Baking Powder - 2 Tsp
Baking Soda - 1 Tsp
Salt - 1/4 Tsp
Wet Ingredients
Milk - 2 Cups
Condensed Milk - 1/2 Cup
Vegetable Oil - 1/2 Cup
Melted Butter - 1/4 Cup
Vanilla Essence - 1 Tsp
Vinegar - 1 1/2 Tsp
For Sweet Syrup
Water - 1/2 Cup
Sugar - 1/4 Cup
Honey - 3 Tbsp
Method:
In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients together and mix well.
In another bowl, whisk all the wet ingredients together.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
Whisk everything well.
Line a cake tin with parchment paper, add pour the cake batter into it.
Preheat the oven to 180C (356F) for 15 mins.
Bake the cake for about 45 mins.
Take the cake out, let it cool down completely on a cooling rack.
Take the cake out of the cake tin.
Cut the top, edges, and poke holes all over the cake using a wooden stick.
Heat a pan with some water, add sugar and let it come to a boil.
Once the sugar is dissolved, add honey and mix well.
Set it aside till it is warm.
Pour the warm sugar and honey syrup all over the cake.
Heat a pan with some jam, let it melt.
Now spread the melted jam over the cake.
Add desiccated coconut all over the cake.
Cut the cake into small pieces so you and your friends can enjoy every bite.
Enjoy this simple but richly flavorful dessert, and thank the bees for the honey that sweetens it so beautifully.
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