…tasting much sweeter than wine.”
Honey is an amazing food.
Honey has had a long story in human history. It has used in foods and beverages since early times – including ancient man and has had a role in religion and symbolism.
It also tastes good. Imagine being able to make something so wonderful just by gathering pollen from millions of flowers.
I have always loved honey. Especially on Ice Cream and cakes. So when the Bundt Bakers‘ theme this month was HONEY it was perfect. And I am quite fortunate in that my Brother-n-Law is a beekeeper so there is always a large jar of honey in the house.
This recipe comes from a Caterer in New York. I chose it because it had more honey in it than any recipe I had found – 2 cups. I knew you would really be able to taste the sweetness of the honey in this one.
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1 cup butter, very soft
1 cup milk
2 cups honey
2.5 cups unbleached flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3 Tbsp. baking powder
3 pinches salt
4 eggs
Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
Completely Butter your pan – you know how bundt pans are!!
In a large bowl sift your flours, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of your mixer blend your honey and butter very well. Add your eggs one at a time blending well after each addition. Add milk and mix well, scraping down the sides of your bowl along the way.
Slowly add in the flour mixture until batter all is well incorporated.
Pour the mixture into the bundt pan.
Bake for 40 – 50 minutes depending on your oven (mine took 45) Be careful not to overbake!!
When cool, if you like, dust with powdered sugar.
I had plenty of batter for a regular bundt pan and a mini.
- Drizzled with honey!
As if that wasn’t enough, and I just couldn’t control myself, I made Honey Sweetened Ice cream to go on top. Then drizzled the whole luscious thing with HONEY!
A little over the op, you say? NAW!! Just right.
LAURA is our host this month so if you want to see all the luscious Honey Bundts hop on over to Baking in Pajamas or visit them from here:
- Hipy Papy Bthuthdth Thuthda Bthuthdy Cake by Lauren at Sew You Think You Can Cook
- Honey Almond Bundt Cake by Terri at Love and Confections
- Honey Baba au Rhum by Kelly at Passion Kneaded
- Honey Banana Bundt by Jane at Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
- Honey Bundt Cake with Lemon Honey Glaze by Bea and Mara at I Love Bundt Cakes
- Honey Bunny Bundt Cake by Teri at The Freshman Cook
- Honey Caramel Apple Bundt Cake by Laura at Baking in Pyjamas
- Honey Glazed Blackberry Cornmeal Bundt Cake by Tux at Brooklyn Homemaker
- Honey Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake by Lauren at From Gate to Plate
- Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Pound Cake by Renee at Magnolia Days
- Honey Whiskey Mini Bundt Cakes with Honey Whiskey Glaze by Stacy at Food Lust People Love
- Orange Hazelnut Bundt Cake by Zainab at Blahnik Baker
- Whole Wheat Honey Spiced Apple Breakfast Bundtlettes by Laura at The Spiced Life
#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board right here. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.
If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send an email to Stacy at foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com. All recipes and photographs can be found on our individual blogs or our Pinterest board.
August 21, 2014 at 4:17 AM
Whoa! Two cups of honey in the batter is fabulous. As is the honey ice cream. My motto is “more is more” and I can see you must agree, Margaret!
August 21, 2014 at 5:46 AM
It looks yummy. I don’t use so much honey in sweet recipes cause the one I have is very tasty, but maybe I should try once 🙂
August 21, 2014 at 6:28 AM
Wow, you are fortunate to have a beekeeper in the family. And what a lovely cake to use it with. Lots of honey flavor.
August 21, 2014 at 7:59 AM
What a gorgeous cake – and with the powdered sugar coating, it looks like Christmas to me.
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August 21, 2014 at 5:20 PM
Oh wow, Margaret I’d love to try this cake it sounds delicious. What a good amount of honey, I love the colour of the cake.
August 21, 2014 at 5:53 PM
And your own private source of honey, what could be better than that?? That cake looks wonderful. I’m all for the additional honey as well…pass me a plate!
August 21, 2014 at 9:11 PM
Wow, a beekeeper in the family? This month’s theme was right up your alley.
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August 21, 2014 at 11:47 PM
You used one of my favorite bundt pans! 🙂 And wow 2 cups of honey! I am impressed!
August 23, 2014 at 12:56 AM
I love the shape of your pan. I need to get a few new fun shapes soon.
August 24, 2014 at 9:00 AM
this looks and sounds absolutely delicious! 2 cups of honey sounds like it would make such a moist and tasty cake!
August 26, 2014 at 6:47 AM
Wow, that is a lot of honey! When I was researching recipes, I did think that they didn’t seem to have much honey.
September 1, 2014 at 11:51 PM
What a beautiful cake!