Categories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. apple pie spice
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom
- 1/2 cup margarine or butter
- 1 cup honey
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup snipped dried apples
- 3 Tbsp. honey
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 2-quart baking dish; set aside.
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Stir together flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, baking soda and cardamom. Set aside.
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In a mixing bowl, beat margarine with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup honey and eggs, beat until smooth.
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Add flour mixture and orange juice alternately to the beaten mixture, beating on low speed until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
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Bake for 20 minutes.
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Meanwhile, pour boiling water over apples to cover. Let stand 15 minutes, drain well.
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Sprinkle cake with apples. Bake 15 to 20 minutes more or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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In a small saucepan heat the 3 Tbsp. honey just until warm; drizzle over cake. Cool completely.