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  1. Can i replace oil with butter in your recipe?

    And also can i add 1tsp baking powder too in addition to 1/2tsp baking soda?
    I want to try your recipe for my daughter’s birthaday day after tomorrow…

    1. Yes you can use butter, but then use a wired whisk for mixing the butter with water as the cold water will solidify the butter when you add it. Don’t add baking powder as ½ teaspoon baking soda is apt for the cake. Happy Baking!

  2. awesome !! i really liked this recipe . my cake turned out very well . thank you for this recipe !!5 stars

  3. I made this recipe this morning and it was delicious. The cake itself was so fluffy and light and the rose honey went great with it. I can’t say this tasted like the iyengar bakery honey cakes but it is definitely a recipe I’d make again. I love it.

    1. Thank you Sushma for the feedback. Glad to know. In fact last year when I went to bangalore, I did make a trip to the Iyengar bakery and did taste the honey cake as well as masala buns from there. And yes I did find theirs flavored with too much of aromatic ingredients.

      1. I have made it twice now already! Such an easy and delicious cake!
        Looking to make my 3rd batch and I was wondering if I could replace oil with applesauce. Would it work? If so, can I substitute it 1 for 1? Would you be able to advise me?
        Thank you 🙂5 stars

        1. Nice to know. Yes, applesauce works like a charm in cake recipes. So you could add ½ cup of applesauce for 1.25 cups of flour. So just water accordingly till you get a medium consistency cake batter.

  4. Thanks for the recipie. I made it today. Everything seemed perfect ..the cake was ready by 45 mins and when I pricked with knife nothing was sticking to it. After putting honey glaze and allowing jam glaze to set, honey looked to have seeped through the cake. But while eating the cake, it did not give a crumbly feel. Rather it seemed to have got too wet and was tasting as if it needed to bake more. It was feeling kind of under-cooked. Is that normal?

    1. welcome. from your comment looks like the cake did not have a porous & soft texture. since only baking soda is the leavening ingredient used here, it has to be fresh and active. so that the cakes gets a good soft crumb. in the absence of a fresh baking soda, the cake won’t have any lightness and porousness in it. the knife came up clean as the cake has got baked but the texture must have been more like a steamed pudding and this the feeling of an undercooked taste. whenever cake recipes use only one leavening ingredient like baking soda or baking powder, they should be under their shelf period. to check the freshness, dissolve 1/4th teaspoon of baking soda in 2 to 3 teaspoons vinegar + 2 to 3 teaspoons water solution. it should fizz and bubble immediately. hope this helps.

  5. Hi Dasana & Amit,

    Great work. Keep it up.

    I tried two of your eggless cakes and both times, it’s wet in the middle, didn’t bake properly. I use the exact quantities and even baked a little longer than you recommend. Ia there something I’m missing?

    Thanks and regards
    Zeeshan

    1. zeeshan, could be two things. first is a possibility of a low oven temperature and thus the baking is taking a long time. sometimes we set a particular temperature but the oven bakes at an altogether different temperature. so there is a way to check this and its called calibrate oven. there are some thermometers also available through which you can check the actual oven temperature. google will give more info on both these topics. i had such an issue and the OTG was baking at a very low temperature. called the company person and got it corrected and the OTG is working fine now.

      second reason could be over mixing of the batter. if the batter gets mixed too much, gluten strands form in it. so mix lightly. hope this helps.

  6. I tried this today and turned out yummy. I used maida instead of atta and did not use any glazing. I will add little more sugar next time though.5 stars

  7. Hi Dassana, A very very Happy New Year to you and your family! May the new year bring you loads of happiness and success.

    This honey cake looks super delish. Beautiful photos. I wish I could grab some from the screen.Hee hee. I’m gonna try this verysoon. For a round pan what size would you recommend?5 stars

    1. thank you radhika and wish you the same. hope you and your family have a happy, joyful and prosperous new year.

      for the round pan size, you can use a 6 to 6.5 inches pan.

  8. Hi Dassana i made this today and its amazing! Anyone can bake but i like that you make the extra effort to make it healthy but using whole wheat flour and eggless. I am pretty sure that i wouldn’t have started baking if i hadnt come across your site ????. By the way in your orange cake can i replace arrowroot powder for corn starch? Thanks a lot once again

    1. thank you anjana ????. i do try to include whole wheat flour wherever possible. at times depending on the recipe, whole wheat does not work.
      for the orange cake you can use arrowroot powder.

  9. Wow Dassana…. Thank u so much for this….will bake soon.. Can the cake batter b doubled??? Mine is bit big tray…if not will try in cup cake moulds…kindly suggest me whether stand mixer is useful in attha kneading…is it helpful…n airfryier how u feel using …is it good???kindly pour ur suggestions…m planning to buy5 stars

    1. welcome shubha. sure, do try and let me know. yes you can double the recipe and you can also make in cup cake moulds. initially i wanted to bake in ramekins or cupcake moulds, but then i baked in a pan.

      stand mixer is very good for atta kneading. i knead large quantity of atta in the stand mixer and keep it in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. so its easy making parathas and chapatis.

      air fryer is also good. for now i have stored it as i do not have no place on the kitchen counter top. french fries turn out good and so does samosas. i tried onion pakoras but did not like the texture. but recipes like cutlets or veg balls etc turn out good.

      1. Dear dassana …kindly help me in this….i did not get any user manual in airfryer…just saw in net…m confused ….do v need to putwater.in the basket to prevent smoking…??? It will b very much helpful if u post step wise pic of French fries in airfryer ….sorry for disturbing…. N thank you…5 stars

        1. shubha, water is not needed. for french fries just sprinkle some salt on the potatoes. mix well and air fry them in the basket. i do not even blanch the potatoes. give me some time. i will try to add the recipe. you can check youtube videos for air fried recipes. vahchef has some videos and they will be helpful.

          1. OK thank u very much dear…..i baked honey cake …it was good…I commented …but not able to c…5 stars

  10. It looks delicious. I can’t wait to make it! Well, I have to wait because I’m at work and I don’t have the ingredients.5 stars