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coffee honey cake

Coffee Honey Cake Slice

This coffee honey cake slice is soft, warm, and lightly sweet with a mellow coffee flavor. It’s the kind of cake you can enjoy in the afternoon with tea or save for breakfast the next day. It stays moist, cuts clean, and tastes even better after it rests.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 260
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
Wet Ingredients
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup honey
  • ½ cup neutral oil
  • 1 cup strong brewed coffee cooled
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • Extra honey for drizzling

Method
 

  1. Prep your pan
  2. Grease an 8x4 loaf pan or an 8x8 square pan. Line it with parchment so the cake lifts out easily.
Mix the dry ingredients
  1. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
Mix the wet ingredients
  1. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, honey, oil, and vanilla. Stir until the mixture looks smooth.
Combine everything
  1. Pour the wet mixture into the dry bowl. Add the cooled coffee. Stir gently until the batter comes together. Don’t over-mix.
Bake
  1. Pour into the pan. Bake at 325°F (160°C).
  2. – Loaf pan: 40–50 minutes
  3. – Square pan: 28–32 minutes
  4. The top should spring back when you press it lightly.
Cool and slice
  1. Let the cake cool completely before slicing. Warm honey cake falls apart, so patience pays off here.
Optional finishing touches
  1. Drizzle warm honey on top or add chopped walnuts for crunch.

Notes

  • The coffee should be cooled, or it can affect the texture.
  • This cake tastes even better the next day. Honey naturally keeps it moist.
  • If you want a deeper flavor, use darker honey.
  • Walnuts add a nice crunch but the cake is just as good without them.