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Rosh Hashanah Honey Cake
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Category
Dessert
Servings
8-10
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Calories
250
Author:
Kosherkart Recipe Blog (Credit to Marcy Goldman)
Sweet, moist, and delicious honey cake that everyone will love!
Ingredients
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3.5 cups all purpose flour
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1 tbsp. baking powder
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1 tsp. baking soda
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4 tsp. ground cinnamon
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1/2 tsp. ground cloves
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1/2 tsp. ground allspice
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1 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup honey
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1.5 cups granulated sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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3 eggs
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1 tsp. vanilla extract
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1 cup warm coffee or strong tea
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1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup rye or whiskey
1/2 cup slivered or sliced almonds
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease the pan(s). For tube and angel food pans, line the bottom with lightly greased parchment paper. For gift honey cakes, I use "cake collars" (available from Sweet Celebrations) designed to fit a specific loaf pan. These give the cakes an appealing, professional look.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Make a well in the center and add the oil, honey, sugars, eggs, vanilla, coffee, orange juice, and rye or whiskey.
Using a strong wire whisk or an electric mixer on slow speed, combine the ingredients well to make a thick batter, making sure that no ingredients are stuck to the bottom of the bowl.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan(s) and sprinkle the top of the cake(s) evenly with the almonds. Place the cake pan(s) on 2 baking sheets stacked together and bake until the cake springs back when you touch it gently in the center.
For angel and tube cake pans, bake for 60 to 70 minutes; loaf cakes, 45 to 55 minutes. For sheet-style cakes, the baking time is 40 to 45 minutes. This is a liquidy batter and, depending on your oven, it may need extra time. Cake should spring back when gently pressed.
Let the cake stand for 15 minutes before removing it from the pan. Then invert it onto a wire rack to cool completely.