Email to Buny Substitutions: Honey Substitution Formula Source of Recipe www.recipegoldmine.com 1 cup honey = 1 cup sugar but decrease the liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup for each cup of honey added. Add 1 tablespoon honey to your favorite cake mix recipe for added flavor. Lower the oven temperature 25 degrees when baking foods in which honey has been substituted for sugar.