Description
Made with sharp wild cranberries and local raw honey, this moist, flavourful cake is perfect with tea/coffee or as a light dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup raw honey, melted
- 1/2 cup sunflower oil
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 small orange, juice and zest
- pinch of sea salt
Frosting
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 tablespoon lavender
Instructions
Cake
- Pre-heat the oven to 325°F.
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer or by hand, beat together the sugar and eggs for a few minutes, until creamy. Add the honey, oil, orange juice and zest.
- Gradually stir in the flour, then the cranberries, and mix until combined.
- Pour into a buttered loaf pan and bake for 40-60 minutes, depending on the size, until a toothpick or knife comes out clean.
- Leave to cool on wire rack for at least 30 minutes, and frost with lavender frosting.
Frosting
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the lavender and simmer on low heat for 30 seconds.
- Remove from heat, let infuse for at least 5 minutes, strain and discard the lavender.
- In a bowl, whisk together the butter, water and sugar until smooth. Add a bit more of water if too thick.
- Prep Time: 35 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 mins
- Category: Dessert