Chocolate Honey Cake with Bee Local Portland Farmland Honey

Makes one 9-inch loaf cake

Ingredients:

2 oz unsweetened chocolate

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon

2 large eggs

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

¾ cup Bee Local Portland Farmland Honey

2/3 cup light brown sugar

½ cup orange juice

1 cup mini chocolate chips

Method:

-Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan. Melt the unsweetened chocolate in the microwave, 30 seconds at a time stirring in between. Set aside

-Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon into a mixing bowl. Set aside.

-In a larger bowl, beat the eggs and add the oil and Bee Local Portland Farmland Honey.  Then add the brown sugar and chocolate chips.

-Alternately add the dry ingredients and the orange juice.  Stir in ¾ cup of the mini chocolate chips.

-Pour the batter in to the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips over the top.

-Bake on lower rack of the oven for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool on a rack for about 15 minutes.  Gently run a knife around the edges to loosen the cake, then remove it from the pan.