Honeyed Apple Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 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

Recipe

• in a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the brown sugar. beat in the eggs, then the honey, lemon rind, and coffee.
• 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.
• 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.