Honey Walnut Cake Recipe

This Honey Walnut Cake Recipe is one of those recipes that are great with a hot cup of tea or coffee. It is a vintage recipe for a nice honey and walnut combination. 

This time of year I am loving warm, and tasty desserts that embrace me like a warm blanket. This is a vintage recipe that my mom had in her recipe file. The result is like a shortbread. The cake is a little denser than the cakes of today, but it is delicious!

Hi Friends!

There has been a chill in the air here in Orange County and it now truly feels like how fall should feel. I love pulling out the scarves and boots to keep warm and then warming up with something tasty baking in the oven.If you are a fan of The Hobbit, you may have heard about the Twice Baked Honey Cake that they took with them on their journey.

While I am not sure if they had this type of cake in mind, I can see where the texture of the cake might be great food for traveling. While it is only baked once, this is like a coffee cake and scone kind of bread, almost like a shortbread.

This recipe is one that was in my mom's recipe file box, but my mom was not one to bake so I do not remember it. What I love about this cake, is that it only takes a few ingredients, making the preparation time minimal.

This recipe is super simple and you likely have the ingredients in your pantry already!

The major ingredients are

Walnuts

Honey

Butter

Honey Walnut Cake Recipe

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Honey Walnut Cake Recipe

This Honey Walnut Cake Recipe is perfect for a morning break, brunch or as a dessert. This honey cake is rich in flavor and is more like a shortbread.

Course Breads

Cuisine American

Keyword walnut cake

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 316kcal

Author Raquel Pineira

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• ⅔ cup walnuts chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°
• In a bowl, cream together butter, sugar and egg.
• Add flour gradually.
• Stir in chopped walnuts.
• Place half of the dough into a greased cake pan, pressing down
• Drizzle honey over surface of dough.
• Cover with remaining dough.
• Bake in 350° oven for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely before slicing.

Nutrition

Calories: 316kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg

This Honey Walnut Cake is like a tart and is baked in a round pan. It is much like a shortbread tart in consistency. 

Then once it is baked, you cut it into slices.

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