1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
2 eggs, large
1/2 cup honey
2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg, ground
1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp cloves, ground
1/2 tsp ginger, ground
1/2 cup water, boiling
2 tsp lemon extract
1 tsp lemon rind, grated
Directions
Spray a 2 quart rectangular glass dish with non-stick coating; set
aside. Put butter into a 2 quart glass bowl. Microwave on 30% (medium
low) 2 minutes or until butter is soft. Cream in sugar; then eggs.
Stir in honey. Sift flour together with soda, nutmeg, cinnamon,
cloves and ginger. Add flour mixture, alternately, with water. Add
lemon extract and rind. Pour batter into prepared dish. Rotating dish
twice during baking, microwave on 70% (medium high) 10 to 12 minutes
or until cake tests done. Serve hot.
Servings: 12 servings
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