Honey is our ingredient of the season. You can visit our archive of honey posts here.

I’m so excited to share this cake with you! It was a totally new recipe for me that turned out beautifully, and I’ve already received one request to “make this for my next birthday!” from Alex. 

I have a sweet spot for any cake baked in a cast iron pan. <3 When I saw the cake’s photo on Taste of Home, I was immediately drawn in, but then its simple list of ingredients confirmed that this was a cake worth testing.

Honey Cake with Berries

I didn’t make any changes to the cake recipe, but my frosting choice differs from what was suggested. A couple of honey cake recipes call for cream cheese frosting. This is a most and dense cake. In my opinion, a cream cheese frosting would further weigh it down. Instead, I topped the cake with lightly sweetened fresh whipped cream and then (of course) berries!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt (I used Greek)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup heavy cream + 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
• fresh berries

How-to

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9-inch cast-iron pan.
• Beat the butter and honey together until blended and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides and beating well after each addition. Beat in the yogurt and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Blend together the flour and honey mixtures until just blended. Transfer the batter to a skillet.
• Bake for approximately 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven, cool for about 5 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Cool completely before topping.

• If using whipped cream, whisk together the heavy cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Spread the whipped cream on the cake and top with fresh berries.

The flags are leftover cake decorations from our wedding (8 years ago, next week!). I use them over and over again when I want to add a little bit of fun to a cake. The color combo screams mid-summer to me, and I think it’d be perfect for a 4th of July cake, don’t you?!

Yum!