Welsh honey cake

Name: Welsh honey cake
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Welsh
Ingredients: 175g self-raising flour; 1 tsp ground ginger; 100g dairy free spread, softened; 75g soft light brown sugar; 100g runny honey, plus 2 tbsp for glazing; 2 eggs; 3 tbsp soya milk

A golden, sticky loaf cake sweetened with Welsh honey and brushed with a glossy honey glaze.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.17 a head
Oven170°C (150°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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175 gself-raising flour
1 tspground ginger
100 gdairy free spreadsoftened
75 gsoft light brown sugar
100 grunny honeyplus 2 tbsp for glazing
2eggs
3 tbspsoya milk

Method

1
Heat the oven to 170°C (150°C fan). Grease and line a 900 g loaf tin.
2
Beat the spread, sugar and 100 g honey together until pale, about 3 minutes.
3 min
3
Beat in the eggs one at a time with a spoonful of flour each.
4
Fold in the rest of the flour, ginger and soya milk until smooth.
5
Spoon into the tin. Bake for 40 minutes until risen and golden.
40 min
6
Warm the 2 tbsp honey and brush over the hot cake. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes before slicing.

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