Description
Orange Ginger Honey Cakes: Bursting citrus and spice flavors, comforting texture. Ideal for quick baking, can please any crowd.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1¾ cups (210g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- Zest of 2 medium oranges (about 2 tablespoons)
- ⅓ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup (170g) honey, plus extra for drizzling
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ⅓ cup (80ml) fresh orange juice
- ¼ cup (60ml) whole milk
- ¼ cup (45g) crystallized ginger, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Step 1: Prepare your Baking Setup Preheat your oven to 325°F (165°C). Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or generously grease with butter. This lower temperature is intentional for these honey-rich cakes to prevent over-browning while ensuring the centers cook perfectly.
- Step 2: Combine Dry Ingredients In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground ginger until well combined.
- Step 3: Create Your Flavor Base In a large bowl, add your granulated sugar and orange zest. Use your fingertips to rub the zest into the sugar until fragrant and slightly moist. Add the melted butter, honey, and eggs, then whisk vigorously until the mixture becomes lighter in color and slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
- Step 4: Build Your Batter Pour the orange juice, milk, and vanilla extract into your wet ingredients and whisk to combine. Gradually fold in the dry ingredients using a rubber spatula, mixing just until barely combined—a few streaks of flour are perfectly fine! Gently fold in the chopped crystallized ginger, distributing it evenly throughout the batter.
- Step 5: Bake to Perfection Divide the batter evenly among your prepared muffin cups, filling each about ⅔ full (about 3 tablespoons per cup). Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the tops spring back when lightly touched. The cakes should be golden around the edges but not overly browned.
- Step 6: Add the Finishing Touch While the cakes cool for 5 minutes in the pan, prepare your glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, orange juice, honey, and pinch of ginger until smooth. Transfer the cakes to a wire rack and drizzle with the glaze while still warm. For an extra touch of luxury, drizzle a small amount of additional honey over each cake before serving.
Notes
Fresh ingredients will always yield the best flavor results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg