Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 stick margarine, softened
1/4 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup crystallized ginger, chopped
1/2 cup whipped cream
Orange Sauce:
1 cup orange juice
6 tablespoons GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
1 cinnamon stick
3 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped
3 large oranges, peeled and sectioned
Honey Tips
How Honey is Made
To make honey, bees drop the collected nectar into the honeycomb and then evaporate it by fanning their wings.
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and white pepper. Beat margarine and honey in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well combined. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. Fold in crystallized ginger. Pour batter into a greased and lightly floured 8 inch square pan. Bake 35-40 minutes, or until cake tests done. Serve warm, topped with whipped cream and orange sauce. Serves: 8.
Sauce: In a saucepan, over medium heat, cook orange juice, honey and cinnamon until syrupy, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add ginger and pour over oranges. Yields: 1 1/2 cups.
Sauce: In a saucepan, over medium heat, cook orange juice, honey and cinnamon until syrupy, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add ginger and pour over oranges. Yields: 1 1/2 cups.
