Apple And Honey Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon grd cardamom
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2-3/4 cup apple, peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f grease a 2 quart baking dish; set aside.
• 2 stir together flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, baking soda and cardamom. set aside.
• 3 in a mixing bowl beat margarine for 30 seconds; add 1 cup honey and eggs, beat till smooth. add flour mixture and orange juice alternately to the beaten mixture, beating on low speed until just combined. pour batter into a prepared pan. bake for 20 minute.
• 4 sprinkle cake with apples after 20 minutes baking. bake another 15-20 minutes more or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. in a small saucepan or microwave heat the 3 tbsp honey just until warm; drizzle over cake. cool completely/.
• 5 **note - you can use 1/2 cup dried apples that have been snipped. while the cake is cooking just add boiling water to the dried apples. let stand for 15 minutes; drain well and follow directions to finish making the cake.