Walnut Honey Cake

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling
Yield 15 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
This light and fluffy marvel all but melts in your mouth. Back in the day, it took effort for my grandmother's kitchen helper to make it, but it's a breeze now that we have stand mixers. —Lily Julow, Lawrenceville, Georgia

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
  • 1 cup orange juice (with pulp)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, divided
  • Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line the bottom of a 13x9-in. baking pan with parchment; grease paper.
  2. Beat sugar and eggs for 10 minutes. Gradually add oil; beat 1 minute. Gradually add honey, and beat 1 minute longer. Add orange zest and orange juice; beat 1 minute more.
  3. In another bowl, sift flour with next 5 ingredients. On low speed, beat dry ingredients with egg mixture until combined. Increase speed to medium; beat until well mixed. Fold in half of the walnuts.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with remaining walnuts. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool; if desired, lightly dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 342 calories, 13g fat (1g saturated fat), 50mg cholesterol, 237mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (34g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

This light and fluffy marvel all but melts in your mouth. Back in the day, it took effort for my grandmother's kitchen helper to make it, but it's a breeze now that we have stand mixers. —Lily Julow, Lawrenceville, Georgia
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