When the temperature drops and the leaves fall, autumn’s produce practically begs me to get into the kitchen for some cosy baking. The scent of warm comforting spices and the hum of the oven with a cake or two inside feels like a primordial call to hunker down for the season. And that is an invitation I can’t resist.
This recipe makes two apple-topped honey cakes, good enough on their own with a dollop of cream, but sandwich them together with a toffee-like icing for a more celebratory offering. “Burning” the honey caramelises it so the flavour is more complex – nutty, with a hint of bitterness to offset the sweetness.
