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playful burnt honey raspberry cake
Playful. It’s silly, cheerful, and light. It’s the balm you didn’t know you needed until it appeared, and once it arrived, it’s exactly what was missing. For the most part, time flies and laughter ensues. There’s no room for embarrassment or self-consciousness, only enjoyment that lingers and lasts.
Playfulness, like this, is too fun to resist. It’s the best way to spend the day. Take advantage of this playful mood (and bake)!
Bake a cheery honey-raspberry cake. A cake that’s as playful as the mood.
I'm feeling...
Cake...
that’s deeply caramelized yet tartly sweet,
with a fluffy, spongey, enjoyable crumb,
that’s a bit of effort to make but also adds to the fun,
that’s the perfect play of flavors,
that, pure and simple, takes the cake...
TLDR:
  • Playful?
  • Bake
  • Burnt Honey Raspberry Cake
  • Tart, Fluffy, Caramelized
  • Enjoy
This cake is delightfully playful. It fits with the vibe of the day and takes it up a notch. It’s a sweet mix of flavours that’s as enjoyable as the mood.
burnt honey raspberry cake
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Prep time: 25 minutes, Bake time: 55-65 minutes
Makes 1 bundt cake
Ingredients
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 ½ cups (532 g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 ½ cup (320 g) sugar
  • 1 ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 170 g fresh raspberries, chopped
Instructions
Enjoying the playful mood...
Add the honey to a small pot set over medium-high heat and stir. After a few minutes, the honey will bubble and foam. Cook for 3-5 minutes, until the honey takes on a deep-caramel appearance and scent. Turn the heat to low and VERY slowly add the water, by the tablespoon. This will cause the honey to foam and sputter so be careful! Once all the water has been added, remove the pot from the heat and set aside.
^be “playful” but CAREFUL!
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Sift the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a medium bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl, using an electric mixer beat the oil and sugar together for about a minute. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating at high speed for each, until the mixture is light.
The familiarity of this step fits well with the playfulness in the air.
Stir in the burnt honey, vanilla, and milk.
Oh wow, there’s excitement in the air as the scents combine!!
Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture. Stir in the raspberries.
Sweet!
Liberally coat a bundt cake pan with spray oil. Then pour the cake batter into it.
Bake for 55-65 minutes. It’s ready when a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Let the cake rest in the bundt pan for 10 minutes. Then slowly, holding the edges of the bundt pan, shake it just a little so as to loosen the cake from the pan. Let the cake rest in the pan for an additional 10 minutes.
Turn the cake out of the pan to cool on a wire rack.
This cake is a playful extension of the mood. Share amidst laughter, among friends, after a fun day.
playful burnt honey raspberry cake
playful burnt honey raspberry cake
Emotional Baking
Baking can be a lot of things – it can be distracting but simple, it can be movement with focus, it can be whatever you need when you need it. Choose a recipe to fit the mood and it becomes a useful tool as well – baking to quiet the mind, to connect with your emotions, or simply baking to feel emotional. Just think of the feelings you get and the emotions you experience when baking your favourite dessert…. excitement, relief, fulfillment, joy, accomplishment.
At Emotional Baking, our recipes can be the starting point to somewhere - it can lead you to a place of great comfort, one that feels like the beginning of something, something good...
A note for anyone who needs it:
Baking, while wonderful, can only help so much...
If you’re struggling in any way,
If you feel alone or you need help,
Contact your primary care physician or follow the links below to find help in your area. You are never alone!
For Canada:
https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/looking-for-local-resources-support/
or
http://worldhelplines.org/canada.html
For United States:
http://worldhelplines.org/usa.html
Worldwide:
http://worldhelplines.org/
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