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Honey Cake, sliced on a white pedestal with honey glaze
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5 from 1 vote

Honey Cake

This velvety soft Honey Cake is ultra moist and has a fine, tender crumb. The honey and cinnamon add warmth and richness, and the buttermilk adds a slight tanginess. This is the perfect cake for coffee or tea, holidays, or just because!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups (339g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cups (200g) sugar
  • 1 ½ cups (278g) brown sugar (We used light brown sugar)
  • 5 large eggs room temperature (place in a bowl of warm water for 5 minutes to speed up the process).
  • 3 cups (342g) cake flour (Not self rising. We use Swan's Down, bleached)
  • ½ teaspoon (2g) baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon (3g) salt
  • teaspoons cinnamon
  • ¾ cup (176g) buttermilk
  • ½ cup honey (any variety of honey will work)

Easy Honey Glaze

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar measure then sift
  • 2 tablespoons honey add additional as needed in small increments
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Grease and flour a tube pan or bundt pan, and preheat oven to 325 ℉
  • In a separate bowl whisk the cake flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt to combine, set aside for later.
  • Using an electric mixer (paddle attachment if using a stand mixer), cream the butter on medium speed until smooth. Next, gradually add the brown & white sugar and beat until light and fluffy for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, blending after each until the yolk is incorporated.
  • Add the honey to the buttermilk in a medium sized bowl or measuring cup
  • With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk & honey mixture to the butter/sugar/egg mixture in the mixing bowl. Begin and end with the dry ingredients. I do three additions of dry, alternating with two additions of wet ingredients.
  • Scoop batter into prepared bundt pan.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 5-10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. *Baking times may vary.
  • This makes approximately 8 cups of batter.
  • Allow to cool in the pan (preferably on a wire rack) for 10 minutes before turning out.

Easy Honey Glaze

  • Mix the milk and honey together. Then, pour it over the powdered sugar and salt and mix until smooth. If too thick, add a bit more milk. If too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.

Decorating the Cake

  • Once the cake has cooled, you can spoon the glaze over the cake, or for more control, you can spoon it into a disposable piping bag with the tip snipped away.

Notes

Baking times may vary. Our pan has a baking capacity of 12 cups of batter, and measures 10 inches across. If you use a smaller pan, it may take slightly longer.
Be careful not to overfill your pan if you are using a smaller bundt pan. Filling the pan no more than ⅔ full is a general rule of thumb.