Teisen Mel

Description Traditional Welsh Honeycake

Ingredients

 * ½ lb all-purpose flour
 * ½ tsp baking powder
 * 1½ tsp cinnamon
 * ¼ lb + 1 tbsp honey
 * ¼ lb butter
 * ¼ lb sugar
 * 2 large eggs
 * 1 tbsp milk (more or less as needed)

Directions

 * 1) Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a bowl.
 * 2) In another bowl, cream the butter with 3 ounces of sugar; add the egg yolks and gradually stir in the ¼ lb of honey.
 * 3) Carefully stir in the flour mixture, and then add the milk.
 * 4) Lightly grease a pie plate tin, and spread the batter leaving a slight mound in the center.
 * 5) Bake at 400° for about thirty minutes; let cake rest for two minutes before turning it onto a wire rack.
 * 6) Let the cake cool for ten minutes, and then place it onto a baking tray.
 * 7) Brush the top with 1 tbs honey.
 * 8) Whisk the egg whites and remaining 1 ounce of sugar to prepare a meringue mixture, and swirl over the top of the cake.
 * 9) Bake at 325°F for about twenty minutes; cool completely before serving.