Description
Zesty orange-ginger honey cakes offer moist mini loaves with bright citrus, warm spice, and nutty browned butter in every tender bite.
Ingredients
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- 250g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 tbsp fresh orange zest
- 113g (½ cup) unsalted butter, browned
- 270g (¾ cup) honey
- 2 tbsp fresh orange juice
- 125g (½ cup) whole milk
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 50g (¼ cup) granulated sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C) and grease four 6-inch mini loaf pans.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, and zest.
3. Brown butter until golden; cool.
4. Mix honey, juice, milk, sugar, eggs into butter until smooth.
5. Add dry ingredients; mix until just combined.
6. Divide into pans on sheet; bake 28-30 min, tent foil halfway.
7. Cool completely.
Notes
Use mild honey for balance. Fresh ginger adds zing.
Test leaveners for lift. Weigh flour for best texture.
Glaze with reduced orange juice and powdered sugar.
Store airtight up to 5 days or freeze 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg