Honey and hazelnut cake
By James Martin
Preparation time less than 30mins
Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour
Serves 6-8
- Ingredients
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- 225g/8oz honey
- 6 eggs, separated
- 110g/4oz plain flour, sifted
- 110g/4oz ground hazelnuts
- 100ml/3½ fl oz milk
- Method
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- Grease a cake tin and preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Leaving the honey in the jar, place in a pan of hot water so it stays runny.
- Place the egg yolks into a large bowl. Pour over the honey and beat.
- Gradually add the sifted flour and ground hazelnuts.
- Bind the mixture with the milk.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture. Pour into the buttered tin. Bake for 40 minutes.
- When cold turn out.