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Spiced Honey Bundt with Salted Butterscotch Sauce

Written by: Georgina Ingham | Posted: 13-01-2021

Warm up your winter with my Spiced Honey Bundt Cake with Salted Butterscotch Sauce — a soft, aromatic cake packed with warming spices like cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom. Perfect with a cup of coffee or tea, this festive dessert keeps beautifully and is a showstopper for cosy gatherings.

How to Make Spiced Honey Bundt Cake

This honey bundt cake recipe is easy to follow and delivers a moist, aromatic sponge paired with a decadent salted butterscotch sauce. With simple ingredients and step-by-step instructions, you’ll have a festive dessert ready in no time.

The recipe is in metric but I have a handy conversions chart if you prefer imperial or cups.

Spiced Honey Bundt Cake with Salted Butterscotch Sauce

Prep: 30 mins | Cook: 1h 30 mins | Servings: 16 slices

Packed with warming spices, rich honey, and a soft crumb, this bundt cake improves even more the next day. Serve warm with salted butterscotch sauce for maximum indulgence.

Spiced Honey Bundt Cake with Salted Butterscotch Sauce on a plate

Ingredients:
Spiced Honey Bundt Cake:
500g self-raising flour
150g light brown sugar
3 tsp mixed spice or pumpkin spice
2 large eggs, room temperature
250g butter, softened
300ml honey
300ml milk
Salted Butterscotch Sauce:
4 tbsp brown sugar
50g butter
150g golden syrup
150ml double cream
1/4 tsp sea salt

Instructions:
Spiced Honey Bundt Cake:
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 25cm springform tin.
Mix flour, sugar, and spices in a large bowl.
Melt butter and honey, add milk, cool slightly, then stir in eggs.
Combine wet and dry ingredients until smooth, pour into tin.
Bake 1–1.5 hours. Cake will rise and fall slightly; centre should remain sticky.
Cool completely before serving with sauce.
Salted Butterscotch Sauce:
Melt sugar, butter, and golden syrup in a pan until dark golden caramel forms.
Carefully add cream and whisk until smooth.
Add salt, remove from heat, and serve hot or cold.

Storage & Make-Ahead Tips

Store cake in an airtight container at room temperature for 3–4 days.

Sauce can be made 2–3 days ahead; gently reheat before serving.

Freeze cake up to 1 month, thaw at room temperature.

Recipe Variations

Swap mixed spice for chai spice for a warming twist.

Replace butterscotch with dark chocolate ganache for a chocolatey version.

Use gluten-free flour blend for a gluten-free cake.

Top with toasted nuts or crystallised ginger for extra crunch.

Handy Hints / FAQs

Grease & flour the bundt pan thoroughly to prevent sticking.

Check cake with a skewer 5 mins before end of baking.

Measure oil before honey for smooth mixing.

Can bake in round, square, or loaf pans—adjust cooking time accordingly.

Toast the spices lightly for extra aroma.

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