Apple Ginger Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup unsalted butter (plus more for greasing)
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 Cup honey
• 1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
• 1/2 Cup sugar (plus 1 tablespoon for sprinkling)
• 1/2 Teaspoon salt
• 2 Teaspoons baking powder
• 2 Ounces candied ginger (diced)
• 1 Tablespoon ginger (grated)
• 1/2 Teaspoon lemon zest (grated)
• 3 apples (peeled and quartered)
• 1/4 Cup sugar
• 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 Cup honey

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Make the Cake: ---

2. 2

   grease: Preheat the oven to 325°F and put a rack in the middle of the oven. Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan or a springform pan.

3. 3

   Cream the butter and sugar using an electric mixer, then add the honey and whip for a minute or until fluffy.

4. 4

   Beat in the eggs one at a time, until well blended in and then whip the mixture for 2 minutes.

5. 5

   stir: Next, stir in the grated ginger, candied ginger and the lemon zest.

6. 6

   Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt and add to bowl, mixing it briefly to achieve a stiff batter.

7. 7

   Pour this batter into your prepared pan.

8. 8

   cut: With a sharp knife, cut slits in the apple quarters on the outer, rounded part of the wedge, slicing at ⅛-inch intervals partway through.

9. 9

   Arrange the apple quarters slit-side-up on top of the batter.

10. 10

    Sprinkle the surface with a tablespoon sugar.

11. 11

    bake: Put the cake pan on a baking sheet and place it on the middle rack of oven. Bake for 45 minutes or until an inserted skewer or toothpick comes out dry.

12. 12

    tent: If your cake is browning too rapidly, tent it with a sheet of foil until done.

13. 13

    Cool the finished cake on a rack and then carefully unmold it.

14. 14

    --- Make the Glaze: ---

15. 15

    stir: Put the honey, lemon juice and sugar in a small pan over a medium heat, stirring until the mixture is bubbling and the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes.

16. 16

    Brush the surface of cake and apples with the warm glaze and serve.