This recipe was inspired by prettysimplesweet.com

Ingredients

3/4 cup Mānuka honey
1/3 cup water
50g butter
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 1/2 tsp mixed spice
Pinch salt
1 scant tsp baking soda

Extra: 1/3 cup runny honey, to drizzle

Method

Preheat oven to 170°c. Spray 9 x 150ml-capacity cake or muffin tins with oil.
Combine honey, water, butter and sugar in a saucepan.
Heat gently just until butter melts and sugar dissolves.
Remove from heat
And set aside to cool to room temperature.
Sift dry ingredients into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
Add Honey mixture to the well and stir to combine into a smooth batter.
Spoon into prepared tins.
Bake for 20 minutes or until cakes spring.
Back when pressed with a finger.
Cool in tins for 5 minutes to firm
Before removing.

Serve drizzled with extra honey.