Becks, our darling, has dabbled in baking, and we can’t get the notion of honey cake out of our thoughts.
David Beckham shared an Instagram story on Sunday in which he measured out delicious-looking honey before adding sugar and butter and tried to stir the concoction with one hand.
Despite the dubious process, Becks then showed us the completed result, and we must say, we were impressed. (It definitely looked more appetising than some of Brooklyn’s culinary efforts.)
Papa Becks’ video showed him putting frosting over the cake, and while it appeared to be somewhat overbaked on the sides (which the player agreed), he stated his daughter Harper enjoyed it.
Who doesn’t enjoy a fluffy, sugary treat?
Becks’ recipe was a touch vague, but for those salivating right now, we’ve found the perfect honey cake recipe!
Try this Waitrose Honey Cake recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 140g light brown soft sugar
- 180g dark clear honey, such as Rowse Dark & Rich, plus 3 tbsp for drizzling
- 70g plain soya or dairy yogurt, plus extra to serve (optional)
- 110ml vegetable or sunflower oil
- 115ml strong black tea, cooled
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 220g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ orange (scrubbed), zest
- ¼ tsp allspice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC, gas mark 4, and grease and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, using a balloon whisk (the batter is loose, so an electric mixer might be a little splashy), whisk together the eggs, sugar and honey, followed by the yogurt, oil, tea and vanilla, until smooth.
- In another bowl, use a fork to mix together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, orange zest, allspice and cinnamon together. In three additions, tip the flour mixture on top of the wet ingredients, whisking gently each time, until you have a bronze, blended batter.
- Transfer the batter to the lined loaf tin and bake for 50 minutes-1 hour, or until a skewer comes out clean. Cover the cake after 40 minutes if it’s browning too fast. Once the cake has cooled, warm a little extra honey in a small pan, then pour over the top of the cake. It’s lovely served with extra yogurt, if liked.
For the recipe and nutritional info head to the Waitrose page here.