Extra moist and sweet, this chocolate chip honey cake is so flavorful and so easy to make. Dress it up with a thin layer of chocolate ganache and you have an irresistible snack cake!
I used to be terrified of bundt cakes. Well, not the cake itself, but baking it. In my defense I had some bad experiences where the cake was stuck in all the pan’s crevices. For a while baking a bundt cake was not even taken into consideration. I was sure I was going to fail. What was the point of wasting time and ingredients. I had better things to do.
But this little blog of mine pushed my baking adventures until I was comfortable enough to try bundt cakes again and again until I was able to take them out of the pan in one piece.
Now, making a bundt cake is a breeze.
And not just that. But I love a baking challenge, especially one for a good cause.
A couple of weeks ago the nice people at MightyNest invited me to participate in their “Bake your bundt off” campaign.
If you have not heard of MightyNest before, they are an online retailer with an amazing mission. Their products are natural, organic, and non-toxic, but that’s not all! Every time you order something from their website they donate 15% to a school of your choice.
Everything they sell is selected with the highest standards for safety and quality. Glass and stainless baking gear and food storage. Green cleaning supplies. Natural bath products, and other home essentials. And everything is selected to be free from known toxic ingredients such as: BPA, PVC, Phthalates, Lead, Formaldehyde, flame retardants, Parabens and more
For the very first time I baked a bundt cake in a glass pan. Terrified! Not because I had to bake a bundt cake, but I was afraid I might drop the gorgeous Simax glass bundt pan and shatter it to a gazillion of pieces. Luckily I did not! It would have been quite a shame to break a pan that’s not only beautiful but because it’s made of borosilicate glass can withstand temps up to 932 degrees F.
Now, not only do I have my Simax glass bundt pan still in one piece, but I get to talk about the honey cake I made in it with you.
Just like most of the cakes, you start by creaming the butter with honey. No sugar added to this cake!
Once they are mixed together, beat in 3 eggs, vanilla extract, flour, greek yogurt and chocolate chips. Unlike most of the recipes on my blog, this honey cake calls for whole wheat pastry flour. Since I wanted to make a healthier cake by leaving the sugar out I thought it would be fun to use some whole wheat instead of the all purpose flour. The moisture of the cake is given by the addition of Greek yogurt.
One quick note on the chocolate chips. I only added 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips. Although it was a nice touch, I think next time I might add 3/4 cup chips or add mini chocolate chips giving the impression they are a lot more. But that’s just me!
We tried the cake the day I made it, once it was all cooled and ready for pictures but I have to say I loved it more the second day. All the flavors of the honey had time to infuse the entire cake making it so flavorful!
This is definitely one of those cakes that gets better with the age.
Would you like to win one of the beautiful Simax glass bundt pan? And not just that, but also a wooden cake box, tea towel and spatula?
And since the giveaway is sponsored by MightyNest, they are also offering $100 to a school of your choice! Double win!!!
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Happy baking,
Roxana
** Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of MightyNest. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that help me bring this blog to you week after week. I appreciate it! **
Hard to believe you were ever afraid of a bundt, you make them so beautifully!!
looks fabulous delicious presentation
Your cake looks beautiful, and I love the cake plate, too. Thank you for another delicious recipe!
Can you make this cake without using whole wheat flour?
Yes, you can use all purpose flour instead of the pastry flour.
i used cake flour and it worked great. great tasting cake. it will be a regular at my house
looks amazing. Can I use all purpose flour instead Of the pastry flour ?
yes, you can! The same amount 🙂
This look SO moist and delicious! Your ganache looks gorgeous as well. Pinned!
Mighty Nest is great. As is this bundt cake. My new favorite combo is honey and chocolate. This fits the bill.
Roxana, it’s hard to believe that YOU were, at one time, terrified of bundt cakes!! But I hear you. . I used to bake these guys and be able to release them from the pan with no problem at all. . and then I stopped baking bundts and got rusty! anyway, LOVE this chocolate chip honey cake!!! and love that there’s no sugar! I also participated in this with Mighty Nest because of the fact that they give back to local schools. . which I love. . not to mention the great products!!! great post!
Oh Roxana. Where do I start? I’ve just been through your entire blog. Every page. Every post. I truly admire you. Your passion, your skills, your talent blows me away! Your food photos are so beautiful I want to cry! Just amazing. I can’t wait to start receiving your work direct to my inbox. You’ve humbled me in more ways than I can write. As a new blogger just starting out, the 8hr plus workload per day is sometimes a little overwhelming. But I love it. And I appreciate and love absolutely every post you’ve created. You’ve greatly inspired me!
Thank you. Thank you so much for sharing your incredible gifts!
Lots of love from a new number one fan from Australia Xxx
This cake I must try! It sounds and looks very yummy!
I love how moist and subtly sweet this cake is! Honey is so lovelyy
Love this recipe! I live overseas and I don’t have a bundt pan at the moment. Would another cake pan work?
Hi Allison,
Yes, you can use a 13X9″ baking pan, just keep an eye on the cake since it will take way less to bake.
Can I use sour cream instead of Greek yogurt?
Hi Michelle,
yes of course you can use sour cream.
Roxana
If you dust your chocolate chips in flour before adding them to the cake, they won’t end up all in the bottom of the pan, which turns out to be the top as you know. Just fold them in last being careful to not brush off all the flour by beating . I use the same method when adding raisins to a cake or quick bread. Thanks for the honey recipe.
I stumbled upon this great site looking for a honey cake recipe. I made this cake with all purpose flour and oil and it turned out soft and fluffy. But I will increase the honey next time because it was barely sweet. Maybe because I used a lighter flavored honey. It was still delicious and I love the idea of a cake with no sugar at all. This was a great recipe for a baker to have in her repetoire for people that can’t or won’t eat sugary desserts. I will definitely be making it again.Thank you Roxana!