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Honey Cake – a Recipe for Ukrainian Honey Cake

The Ukrainian Honey cake is just your kind of bake if you like something low fat and high in flavour. This is an eggless version made using whole wheat flour.

ukrainian honey cake

While the Ukrainian Honey Cake sounds all kinds of exotic, the ingredients can be easily sourced in our kitchens. Addition of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg make it the perfect slice to have with your morning cuppa tea and the addition of coffee gives it a depth of flavour. I substituted the two eggs in the original recipe with yogurt and the results were quite good. The icing with honey, sugar and lemon juice gives it that extra kick – making it perfect for your tea party.

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This is a quick and easy cake made with just 2 tablespoons of oil, egg free, and big on flavour. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee
Ukrainian Honey Cake
Course snack
Cuisine ukraine
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Passive Time 30 minutes
Servings
cake
Ingredients
Icing:
Course snack
Cuisine ukraine
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Passive Time 30 minutes
Servings
cake
Ingredients
Icing:
Ukrainian Honey Cake
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 175 C / 350F.
  2. To prepare Ukrainian honey cake, seive the flour, baking soda, baking powder, spice powders, and salt together into a large bowl.
  3. In another large bowl, whisk together yogurt, sugar, honey, coffee and oil. Add the dry ingredients and whisk till combined.
  4. Pour into a greased 8" round pan and bake in the preheated for around 30min, until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool a few minutes and unmould.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk the ingredients for icing well until you get a smooth pourable liquid and drizzle over cake before slicing.
Recipe Notes

 

 

A cake with such regular kitchen ingredients and easy to put together in a jiffy, plus just 2 tbsp of oil is sure to be a hit with us. This recipe now resides in my iPhone notes so can make it just about anytime!

TIP: Use freshly grated nutmeg for absolutely bang-on flavour!

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