Honey Cake with Brooke Felix

Brooke Felix shares her favorite honey recipe below! To see more of her art, click the link below!

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Brooke’s honey Cake on Vanessa Norris’ Plate

Brooke’s honey Cake on Vanessa Norris’ Plate

Honey Cake

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • ¼ teaspoon clove

  • ¼ teaspoon cardamom or nutmeg

  • 2 large eggs

  • ½ granulated sugar

  • ½ cup honey

  • ½ oil (vegetable, canola)

  • ½ coffee

  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

  • ¼ cup of nuts (almonds, walnuts, peanuts)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 340 degrees Fahrenheit

2. Grease loaf pan 9x5. Can line with parchment.

3. In a large bowl, place all dry ingredients. Mix and sift.

4. In another bowl, mixer bowl or medium bowl. Whisk eggs, granulated sugar and honey

together until light and fluffy. With mixer 2-3 minutes. In the same bowl slowly add oil

and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Starting with flour add 1/3 parts of

flour mixture into mixing bowl. Start and end with the flour mixture but add in coffee

between each flour additions. DO NOT OVER MIX. Mix until smooth.

5. Pour batter into loaf pan. Top with your choice of nuts.

6. Bake for 35-45 minutes. To check doneness, stick a toothpick in the middle and if it

comes out clean the loaf is done. If top is browning fast, place aluminum foil on top.

7. Let cool for 10 minutes and ENJOY!

Recipe courtesy of prettysimplesweet.com.

Deborah Schwartzkopf

As a studio artist, she makes fabulous tableware that infuses life with purposeful beauty. Deb was inspired by the guidance of amazing mentors along the way. These important relationships fostered her desire to engage and build community through clay. Her adventurous spirit has taken her across the country and beyond to form a depth of experience, knowledge, and a supportive network.

In 2013 Deb established Rat City Studios in her hometown of Seattle, WA. RCS is her home and personal studio, as well as, a creative space for multiple studio members working independently. In 2022 she opened a sister studio, Rain City Clay in West Seattle. RCC is a community art center focusing on experiential learning through ceramics classes of all levels.

With over 15 years of experience, a Master’s of Fine Art at Penn State, artwork included in collections such as the Kamm Teapot Foundation, San Angelo Museum, and the WA State Arts Collection, numerous publications including Ceramic Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, and Studio Potter Magazine, she has been recognized and honored in her career as a maker.