Shana Tova to All - Honey Cake

[Guest guest]

I baked this cake for tonights dessert. I baked the cakes in small loaf pans

and they sunk in the middle but I don't care. They will taste wonderful.

They baked up nice and dark.

 

@@@@@

Lekach (Honey Cake)

|

The Book of Jewish Food by Claudia Roden

|

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup light vegetable oiil

1 cup dark liquid honey (scant)

2 tbsp rum or brandy, I used cognac

1/2 cup warm strong black coffee, I used espresso

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

pinch salt

1 tsp cinnamon, used Apple Pie Spice

1/4 tsp powdered cloves

grated zest 1 orange

2 cups flour, plus extra

1/2 cup walnuts or slivered almonds, coarse chop

1/3 cup golden raisins, * I omitted these

|

Beat the eggs with the sugar till pale and creamy. Then beat in the oil,

honey, brandy and coffee.

 

Mix the baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest with

the flour. Add gradually to the egg-and-honey mixture, beating vigorously to

a smooth batter.

 

Dust the golden raisins and walnuts with flour to prevent them from dropping

to the bottom of the cake, and stir them into the batter.

 

Line a 9 inch pan with greaseproof paper or with foil, brushed with oil and

dusted with flour, and pour in the batter. Or divide between 2 9x5 " loaf

pans. Bake the large cake in a preheated 350°F oven for 1-1/4 hours or

longer until firm and brown on top. Smaller loaf pans bake for 1 hour.

 

* I used apple pie spice because I was out of cinnamon and cinnamon is the

first ingredient. Also the mixture included the cloves so I omitted them

from the recipe. Used 1-1/2 tsp Apple Pie Spice. Did the trick. If I had

waited until today to do the baking, I would've gotten my Penzey's order and

would've used the cinnamon and cloves as the recipe called for.

|

_____

 

RisaG

MK Independent Beauty Consultant

radiorlg

 

Risa's Food Service

http://www.geocities.com/radiorlg

Updated 9/14/01