Honey Cake

Name: Honey Cake
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 teaspoons, salt; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 cup, water; 4 , large eggs; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons, unsweetened applesauce; 1/4 cup, vegetable oil; 1/4 cup, orange juice; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cups, honey; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams), confectioners' sugar; 4 1/2 teaspoons, water; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; Pinch, salt

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By Morgan Bolling ･ Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2015

This holiday cake often tastes mostly of spices or fruit. Shouldn’t honey cake taste like honey?

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SERVES 12

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 2½ hours cooling and 30 minutes setting

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