Apple Honey Cake

Credit: Foodland Ontario

Yields9 Servings
 3 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
  cup ground almonds
 ½ tsp each baking powder and baking soda
 ¾ tsp ground cardamom
 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
 ¼ cup each ground cloves, nutmeg and salt
 1 Ontario Egg
 ½ cup packed brown sugar
 ¼ cup each milk and vegetable oil
 ¼ cup Ontario Liquid Honey
 2 medium Ontario Apples, peeled, cored and chopped
Glaze
 ½ cup Ontario Liquid Honey
 2 tbsp apple juice or water
  tsp ground cardamom
 ¼ cup toasted sliced almonds
1

Line 9-inch (2 L) square baking pan with foil, allowing 2-inch (5 cm) overhang on 2 sides of pan; grease foil. In medium bowl, combine flour, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt, mixing well. In large bowl, beat egg with brown sugar until thick and creamy. Combine milk, oil and honey; add to egg mixture. Stir in dry ingredients. Fold in apples; spread in prepared pan. Bake in 350 degree F (180 C) oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

2

Glaze

In small saucepan, bring honey, apple juice and cardamom to boil; reduce heat and simmer about 5 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Place cake on wire rack and gently poke several holes in cake with fork. Carefully pour warm glaze over cake. Sprinkle with toasted almonds. Let cool for about 10 minutes, then lift cake out of pan using foil "handles". Serve warm or at room temperature, cut into squares.

Ingredients

 3 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
  cup ground almonds
 ½ tsp each baking powder and baking soda
 ¾ tsp ground cardamom
 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
 ¼ cup each ground cloves, nutmeg and salt
 1 Ontario Egg
 ½ cup packed brown sugar
 ¼ cup each milk and vegetable oil
 ¼ cup Ontario Liquid Honey
 2 medium Ontario Apples, peeled, cored and chopped
Glaze
 ½ cup Ontario Liquid Honey
 2 tbsp apple juice or water
  tsp ground cardamom
 ¼ cup toasted sliced almonds

Directions

1

Line 9-inch (2 L) square baking pan with foil, allowing 2-inch (5 cm) overhang on 2 sides of pan; grease foil. In medium bowl, combine flour, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt, mixing well. In large bowl, beat egg with brown sugar until thick and creamy. Combine milk, oil and honey; add to egg mixture. Stir in dry ingredients. Fold in apples; spread in prepared pan. Bake in 350 degree F (180 C) oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

2

Glaze

In small saucepan, bring honey, apple juice and cardamom to boil; reduce heat and simmer about 5 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Place cake on wire rack and gently poke several holes in cake with fork. Carefully pour warm glaze over cake. Sprinkle with toasted almonds. Let cool for about 10 minutes, then lift cake out of pan using foil "handles". Serve warm or at room temperature, cut into squares.

Apple Honey Cake
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