This is a rich, hearty honey spice cake recipe that will quickly become a favorite in your family.
Ingredients
- ▢ — 3 Large eggs, at room temperature
- ▢ — ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- ▢ — 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ▢ — ¾ cup Honey
- ▢ — ¾ cup vegetable oil
- ▢ — 2 & ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- ▢ — 1 tsp. each baking powder and baking soda
- ▢ — 2 tsp. cinnamon
- ▢ — ½ tsp. salt
- ▢ — 3 cups diced, peeled and cored crisp apples (Fuji, Granny smith or Golden Delicious)
- ▢ — 1 cup broken Walnuts
- ▢ — 1 cup diced dried apricots or golden raisins.
- ▢ — Honey Cream Cheese frosting (recipe in instructions)
- ▢ — ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
Instructions
- ▢ — Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- ▢ — Spray 9 x 13 inch pan with a non-stick spray.
- ▢ — In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla for 5 minutes or until light.
- ▢ — Slowly beat in honey and oil until well blended.
- ▢ — In a separate bowl, stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together.
- ▢ — Add flour mixture, apples, walnuts, and apricots to egg mixture; Fold together until blended.
- ▢ — Pour into prepared pan.
- ▢ — Bake 35 minutes or until top is set; cool in pan.
- ▢ — Spread with Honey Cream Cheese frosting.
- ▢ — Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
- ▢ — Cut into squares.
Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
- ▢ — Beat 2 (8 oz. each) softened Cream Cheese, ½ cup Honey, and 2 tsp. vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
- ▢ — Chill until stiff enough to spread.
