{"id":17883,"date":"2014-10-21T08:13:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T07:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17883"},"modified":"2015-04-01T13:31:13","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T12:31:13","slug":"orange-honey-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/orange-honey-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for the Honey Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Aberystwyth Beekeeping Association’s annual Honey Show fast approaching we thought we had better get a few entries organised.<\/p>\n

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  1. The schedule for the show is:<\/li>\n
  2. Bottle of mead.<\/li>\n
  3. Two one pound jars of light honey.<\/li>\n
  4. Two one pound jars of medium honey.<\/li>\n
  5. Two one pound jars of dark honey.<\/li>\n
  6. Two one pound jars of granulated honey.<\/li>\n
  7. Two one pound jars of heather honey.<\/li>\n
  8. Cake of beeswax approx. 8oz in weight.<\/li>\n
  9. Four cakes of beeswax approx. one ounce each.<\/li>\n
  10. A shallow comb of honey suitable for extraction.<\/li>\n
  11. Ornamental display, incorporating wax. Base of entry to be no more than 6inches in diameter.<\/li>\n
  12. Cookery class – Ukranian Honey Cake<\/li>\n
  13. Photo Competition: Honey, Beekeepers, Pollen, Hives, Queen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Out of all of these categories we can just about manage two one pound jars of honey, the Ukranian Honey Cake and some photos. We’ll also have a sample of our honey for the all\u00a0important blind honey taste too.<\/p>\n

    I’ve made the cake already as I think it improves a little after a day or two. Although saying that I think I may have been a little premature making it four days early. I just hope it’s not past its best by tomorrow. The other problem with making it a few days early is that\u00a0I’ve already eaten one of them as well – Lucky I made two. I haven’t iced it yet but I have made some yummy candied orange slices to decorate it with. I doubt if it’ll win any prizes though as it’s not the tastiest of cakes, but that’s because we are given a recipe to follow. If it were me I;d add more ginger to it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t