"Wildflower honey and walnut cake, finished with wildflower honey cream cheese frosting."
Wildflower Honey Walnut Cake
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Wildflower honey and walnut cake, yum! This cake sounds amazing and perfect for fall baking!
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Prep time 25mins
Cook time 25mins
Serves or Makes: 10-12
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Wildflower Honey Walnut Cake
ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups toasted walnuts
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 tablespoons cake flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 room temperature unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 2 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup room temperature whole milk
- 1/4 cup wildflower honey
Wildflower Honey Walnut Cake
Method
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Butter and flour three 6” round cake pans. Set aside.
Step 2
In a food processor, grind the walnuts into a fine crumb. Take the crumbs and pour into a large bowl. To the walnut crumbs, add the cake flour, baking powder, and kosher salt. Mix till evenly combined. Set aside.
Step 3
In the bowl of an electric mixer, on medium high speed, cream the butter for about a minute, till softened. Add the sugar and beat till light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the wildflower honey, stirring till combined.
Step 4
Add the eggs, one at a time, and then the vanilla. Mix on medium speed till fully combined, scraping down the bowl if needed.
Step 5
With the mixer on low, add half the dry ingredients, followed by half the milk. Repeat. Mix till just combined.
Step 6
Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans. Bake for 22-25 minutes, or till a center tester comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes, then place on wire rack to cool completely.
Wildflower Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
ingredients
- 16 ounces room temperature cream cheese
- 1 cup room temperature unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup wildflower honey
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla
- 8 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Wildflower Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
Step 1
Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter in large bowl to blend, about 2 minutes.
Step 2
Add the wildflower honey. Mix till combined.Beat in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time.
Step 3
Add the vanilla and a pinch of salt.
Assembly
Step 1
Place one cake layer on a plate. Spread a heaping layer of frosting over the top.
Step 2
Top with second cake layer. Spread a heaping layer of frosting over top.
Step 3
Top with the final cake layer. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides.
Step 4
Decorate to your taste with walnuts, fresh fruit, flowers, or keep it simple.