Honey Lemon Coffee Cake w/Honey Lemon Icing

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I like honey lemonade and honey lemon cough drops, so I thought why not a honey lemon cake. It's got a subtle lemon flavor and would go well with either coffee in the morning or lemonade in the afternoon. I don't ordinarily bake with honey because (1) honey is expensive and (2) I find that baked goods made with honey are, surprisingly, not very sweet. Maybe I'm just too used to refined sugar. Anyway, note the reduced oven temperature. Baked goods with honey tend to brown more quickly than those made with sugar.

Honey Lemon Coffee Cake w/Honey Lemon Icing

Coffee Cake
¾ cup unbleached white flour
¾ cup whole wheat flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
zest of one lemon
¾ cup honey
6 Tbsp butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup lemon juice, fresh

Topping
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup light brown sugar
¾ cup flour
4 Tbsp butter, cold

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
3 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp butter, melted
1-2 Tbsp lemon juice, fresh

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Instructions
Generously grease a 9 inch round cake pan. Heat oven to 325° F.

For the cake
Combine unbleached white flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest in a bowl. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat honey and butter until fluffy about 2 - 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture stirring thoroughly. Add lemon juice and stir. Pour batter into greased pan. Sprinkle topping over batter. Sprinkle topping. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cover with foil the last 15 minutes of baking. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan onto a wire rack. Cool completely before icing.

For the topping
Combine sugar, brown sugar, flour, and butter in a bowl. Using a pastry blender, blend butter until small, pea-sized chunks form. Refrigerate until needed.

For the icing
Combine the powdered sugar and honey and mix thoroughly. Add lemon juice, one tablespoon at a time. Drizzle over cake.

Inspiration recipe(s): None

Enjoy!

~CD