Honey And Whisky Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces self-rising flour
• 6 ounces butter
• 6 ounces soft brown sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 4 tablespoons whiskey
• orange, zest of one small
• 6 ounces icing sugar
• 2 ounces butter
• 2 tablespoons clear honey
• juice from the orange
• toasted sliced almonds, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 grease two 7 inch sandwich tins.
• 3 cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl; add the orange rind.
• 4 beat in the eggs one at a time and whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy sift in about half the flour and add the wiskey; fold into the mixture.
• 5 sift in the remaining flour and fold inches.
• 6 divide the mixture equally between the two tins and smooth the tops.
• 7 bake for 20-25 minutes until light golden.
• 8 turn out on to a wire rack to cool.
• 9 to make the icing:
• 10 put the butter into a mixing bowl; add the honey and one tablespoon of the orange juice.
• 11 sift in the icing sugar slowly and work the mixture gradually until the ingredients are combined.
• 12 sandwich the cakes together with half of the buttercream.
• 13 smooth the remainder over the top of the cake and decorate with the toasted almonds.