Easy Honey Loaf

I wanted to share with you my delicious easy Honey Loaf, it’s half way between a honey bread and a cake (honey tea bread maybe?), a little squidgy, soft moist sticky and sweet, but not too sweet! It’s so delicious 

It’s almost like a tea bread ( but without the tea!) Here’s my amazing tea loaf recipe for you

AND!! it contains no fat or eggs!! Boom xxx

Ingredients for your Easy Honey Loaf 

 

• Caster Sugar 

Perfect for this honey bread and many more, finer than granulated. I use golden for a little more flavour but white is fine 

• Plain Flour

Helps to make your loaf cake to the perfect shape. This cake has the perfect crumb structure, so soft and very moist and a tiny bit chewy

• Honey

I used runny honey (nothing special0 from the supermarket 

• Bicarbonate of Soda

Also known as baking soda, is  a leavening agent that makes your hone loaf rise. It reacts with acidic ingredients in a recipe to produce carbon dioxide, which causes baked goods to rise. This recipe calls for one heaped teaspoon 

• Orange Zest (Or Lemon) 

Adds a lovely flavour to your honey bread. You could also use lemon zest if you prefer 

 

How to make your Easy Honey Loaf 

***See full recipe card at the bottom of this post*** 

Step 1 

Grab a mixing bowl and add your flour and sugar 

Next add your orange zest and give it a mix. Put on one side 

 

Step 2 

In a pan heat your honey and water to warm, then add your heaped teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda and mix 

Step 3 – honey loaf batter 

Add your honey mix to your flour & sugar mix and beat to a smooth batter 

And for into your prepared loaf tin

Step 4

Bake your honey loaf in the centre of your preheated oven for approx 1 hour and 15 minutes approx. I would check after an hour. Should be golden and for too the touch 

Remove from the oven and drizzle honey over the top. After 15 minutes remove from the tin and leave to cool 

Look!! So golden 

 

Easy Honey Loaf Bread – perfect for many occasions

Serving suggestions for your loaf

This honey bread/cake has a nice dense texture, perfect on its own. But even better buttered with a cuppa 

This lovely cake is sturdy enough for a lunch box too!

It’s  moist and slightly sticky with a little bit of a chew 

Up north!! It’s also good with a slice of cheese – oh yes it is! We love cheese on fruit bread and sweet bread 

It’s delicious but not too ‘fancy.’ Do you know what I mean?

A good basic – enjoy 

 

How to store your Easy Honey Cake 

This cake is perfect for storing in a cake tin, tends to get a little stickier over a couple of days 

This cake will keep in a tin for 3 days (if it lasts that long)

Can I freeze my Honey Loaf?

Yes you can.

What I do is cut into slice and wrap individually in cling film or foil and freeze – good for a couple of months 

When you want your slices leave it thaw at room temperature 

So go on have a bake of this Easy Honey Bread 

It’s super easy and super lovely.

I’m sure you’ll love it too

Big Love Clare x

 

Another Eggless Cake 

If you need your cakes to be egg free, why not have a go and my Apple & Fruit Loaf – it’s delicious 

Maly Loaf? 

I think if you like this you will also love my Malt Loaf Recipe 

 

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Big Love Clare