A lovely cake with chunks of apples flavored with honey, coffee and grated lemon rind.
Honeyed Apple Cake
Ingredients
2/3 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups apples – peeled, cored and diced
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Instructions
1 In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the brown sugar. Beat in the eggs, then the honey, lemon rind, and coffee.
2 In another bowl, stir together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat into the creamed mixture. Stir in the apples and walnuts.
3 Turn the batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake the cake into a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick. Let cool on a rack. Makes 16 servings.
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