Walnut Honey Cake

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Second things second, I made a cake. 

Remember how on The Donna Reed Show and Leave it to Beaver, the moms were always making some nice homemade dessert to eat after dinner?  Yeah, well, before I watched Martha Stewart on TV, I watched Nick at Nite.  And now I fantasize about making cake for Monday night desserts.  That pretty much never happens during the school year, but since I'm off for a few weeks in the summer...hello, weekday cake! 

The recipe comes from the September, 2003 issue of Martha Stewart Living.  I'll let you just click on over here for it.  This makes the perfect weekday sort of cake.  It is humble looking, but rich in honey flavor with a delicious crunch from the walnuts.  With no butter or oil, you don't need to feel too guilty about eating this.  To tell you the truth, I have been pondering eating this for breakfast the past couple of days.  Honey, walnuts, applesauce...sounds like breakfast to me!  And about that applesauce -- I think this is perfectly appropriate use of applesauce in baking.  The flavor and texture blend well with the honey, instead of intruding and needing to be disguised.  Also, if you make this, you just might need to lick the honey spoon, which is reason enough,I think!