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  • Ingredients

    • 225g unsalted butter
    • 250g honey 
    • 100g muscovdar sugar 
    • 300g self raising flour
    • 3 large eggs

  • Instruction

    1) Preheat the oven to 160c / 140c fan assisted or Gas Mark 3.

    2) Oil and flour a 20cm cake tin.

    3) Melt the butter, honey and sugar in a pan slowly over a medium heat. Once the mixture has melted, turn up the heat and boil for 1 minute. Leave the mixture to cool for approx  15 - 20 minutes.

    4) Beat the eggs into the cooled honey mixture. 

    5) Sift the flour in a bowl and pour the honey and egg mixture into the flour and beat until you have a smooth batter.

    6) Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin an bake in the oven for 50 - 55 minutes until a skewer pushed into the centre of the cake comes out clean.  

    7) Leave to cool slightly and turn onto a wire rack.

    8) Enjoy with a nice cuppa or a warm honey and lemon.

    Makes 12 slices. 
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