Ingredients

Thyme Cakes

  • 1/2 stick - brown butter
  • 3/4 cup + 1 T - honey
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1/2 cup - milk
  • 1/2 tsp. - lemon oil
  • 12 - sprigs of thyme
  • 2 1/4 cups - all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup - sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. - baking soda
  • 2 T - lemon zest
  • 3/4 tsp. - vanilla extract

Honey Glaze

  • 1/2 cup - honey
  • 2 T - butter
  • 2 T - brown sugar

Directions

  1. Brown butter in small pot. Then add sprigs of thyme to butter. Let butter cool.
  2. Combine all wet ingredients and whisk. Sift flour before combining dry ingredients.
  3. Fold wet ingredients into dry and add the butter. Portion into silicone bread molds with two scoops each.
  4. Bake at 330°F for 22 to 25 minutes.
  5. Make honey glaze by combining all ingredients together in a saucepan on low heat. Whisk until sugar is melted and everything is combined. 
  6. After cakes and glaze have cooled, brush glaze on the top of cakes.

 

Formulation courtesy of Gracious Bakery for the National Honey Board