Spiced Honey Bundt Cake

The Bundt is the queen of cake tins: the central 'chimney' isn't just decoration, it's a technical necessity. It helps heat penetrate the centre, ensuring this dense, honey-spiced batter cooks evenly. Thanks to honey and spices (cinnamon, ginger), this cake is a fragrance bomb filling the home while baking.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
🍽️ Servings 10 servings
🔥 Calories 340 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Bundt tin
  • Hand mixer
  • Brush for greasing

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 175°C. Grease Bundt tin thoroughly and dust with flour. Tap out excess.

Tip: Grease the 'chimney' well too; it sticks there most often.
2

Mix flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger.

Tip: Mixing spices with flour prevents lumps in batter.
3

Cream soft butter with sugar, drizzle in honey, beat well. Add eggs one by one.

Tip: Honey makes batter heavy, so the base (butter+sugar+egg) must be very airy.
4

Alternately add flour mix and milk in 2-3 batches. Mix smooth.

Tip: Should be a thick batter. If too runny, heavy ingredients sink.
5

Spoon into tin, smooth top.

Tip: Tap filled tin on counter to release air bubbles and settle batter.
6

Bake 40-45 mins. Skewer test mandatory!

Tip: Due to thickness, centre cooks last.
7

Leave in tin 10-15 mins, then turn onto rack. Dust with icing sugar when cool.

Tip: Turning out hot may cause weak structure to tear.

Recipe FAQ

Stuck in the tin.
Common Bundt fail. Grease thoroughly in every crease and flour well. Cool 10-15 mins in tin before turning out.
Outside too dark.
Honey batters brown faster due to sugar caramelisation. Bake at lower temp or cover with foil halfway.

Ingredients

  • 300 g Plain flour
  • 150 g Butter (soft)
  • 100 g Honey (runny)
  • 50 g Granulated sugar
  • 3 pcs Eggs
  • 150 ml Milk
  • 10 g Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground ginger
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 3 g Icing sugar (decoration)