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Ingredients
- 2/3 cups dark honey
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup cream or milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon anise seed, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom (optional)
- pinch nutmeg
- pinch cloves
- pinch salt
- Grated zest of 1 orange or lemon (or a Tbsp candied orange zest)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Preparation
Step 1
Directions
Put the honey, sugar, milk, and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Sift the dry ingredients and stir in the zest. Make a well in the dry ingredients.
Put the egg in the well, and whisk in the honey and milk mixture, gradually drawing in the dry ingredients to make a batter. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake at 350°F/175°C until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 50 minutes.
Cool. Wrap in plastic, and store a few days before serving (the few days of sitting gives the honey flavour time to mature, and the cake tastes even better).