BANGALORE Iyengar Bakery - Honey-Sponge Cakes

**Author - Alee Venkatesh **





Ingredients for Cake

  1. Plain flour - 1.5 cups
  2. sugar - 1 cup
  3. plain thick curd - 1 cup
  4. baking powder -  1 1/4tsp.
  5. baking soda - 1/2 tsp.
  6. Oil or butter - 1/2 cup
  7. vanilla essence - 2 tsp.
  8. honey - 3 tsp.
Ingredients for Soaking Cake

  1. 1/2 cup honey
  2. 1/2 cup dry coconut (powdered)
  3. Pinch of cardamom powder
  4. 2/3 cup water

Method

 In a pan add water, honey, dry coconut & cardamom powder and bring it to boil for 10mins.  Keep it aside to cool



In a large mixing bowl, add cake ingredients, mix well to combine and set aside for 3mins.   Pour this cake batter to a greased baking tray & bake in a preheated oven @ 180 deg. C for about 30-35 minutes or until done and little brown on the top.



When done, remove from oven, pour the honey mixture on top of the cake & allow it to soak for approximately 30minutes



When cake is completely cool, cut into pieces & serve