Poppy Seed Honey Cakes

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    321
based on 2 ratings

A classic honey cake. This recipe makes three 10cm (4-inch) cakes but can be scaled up to make six cakes. These are perfect for gifting, BBQ's, picnics, or parties. The type of honey with subtly change the flavour of the cakes and while any honey with make fantastic tasting cakes, we recommend using an orange blossom, wildflower, or herbal honey.

recipe updated 5 Jul. 2025

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    175 g
  • Orange icon
    Orange
    1
  • Thickened cream icon
    Thickened cream
    200 g
  • Golden caster sugar icon
    Golden caster sugar
    100 g
  • Honey icon
    Honey
    135 g
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    140 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    2 teaspoons
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • Orange juice icon
    Orange juice
    2 tablespoons
  • Cornflour icon
    Cornflour
    2 tablespoons
  • Poppy seeds icon
    Poppy seeds
    2 tablespoons
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    as needed
  • Edible flowers icon
    Edible flowers
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Round pan, 10 cm (4”)

Step preview

  1. Preheat the oven - 160ºC
  2. Grease and line tins with parchment paper
  3. Fit the Creaming Beater
  4. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  5. Mix until light and fluffy - 3 minutes, speed 2
  6. Then add the next ingredients
  7. Mix until smooth - 1 minute, speed 2
  8. Then add the next ingredients
  9. Mix until combined - 1 minute, speed Min
  10. Divide the batter evenly between the tins
  11. Bake until risen and firm to touch - 25 minutes, 160ºC
  12. Remove from the oven and let cool in the tins
  13. Transfer the cakes to a wire rack and let cool completely
  14. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Whisk Tool
  15. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  16. Whisk until stiff peaks form - 1 minute, speed Max
  17. Slice each cake into two layers
  18. Spread the cream evenly on the three cake halves
  19. Top with the other cake halves
  20. Decorate the cakes
  21. Serve
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