Honey Lover's Honey Cake
Creamy and sweet with a hint of warm cinnamon, this Honey Lover's Honey Cake will have you buzzing with joy! Honey is baked into the cake - and just be sure the honey flavor comes through - the cake is topped with a creamy honey buttercream frosting. For those who just can't get enough, we drizzled the finished cake with honey and topped it with a honeycomb for a little extra flair.
Total Time
Prep: 30 min
Bake/Cook Time: 25 min
Yields
6 servings
1/2 cup salted butter, slightly softened
3/4 cup Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour*
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup honey-flavored Greek yogurt
1/4 cup whole milk
3/4 cup honey
Creamy Honey Frosting
1/2 cup salted butter, slightly softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 1/2 cups Confectioners Powdered Sugar
1/4 cup honey
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 8-inch round cake pans and set aside.
2. In a bowl of your stand mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, scraping sides of the bowl to combine after each.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Set aside. In a large liquid measuring glass, whisk together Greek yogurt, milk, and honey. With the mixer on medium-low, add flour and yogurt mixtures alternately, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl to combine.
4. Evenly divide batter among cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until the tops of the cakes spring back when lightly touched in the center. Let cool in pans for 8 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
5. Prepare to frost - In a bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed until smooth and combined. Add vanilla. Add powdered sugar, beating on low for 1 minute, until just barely combined. Add honey and beat on high speed for one minute, until fluffy.
6. Assemble and frost cooled cake. Drizzle with honey before serving. Top with honeycomb, if desired.