Aunt Rose's Honeycake
- 12 cup vegetable oil or 12 cup canola oil
- 12 cup sugar
- 12 cup dark full flavored honey
- 2 eggs
- 1 small orange, quartered and seeded (not peeled)
- 1 small apple, cored and chopped (not peeled)
- 34 cup strong brewed coffee
- 2 14 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 14 teaspoons baking soda
- 12 teaspoon baking powder (scant)
- 12 teaspoon allspice
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon ground cloves
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 12 cup raisins (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line two loaf pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl; combine oil, sugar, honey and eggs.
- Use an electric mixer to beat until chunky smooth, set aside.
- In a blender or food processor; combine orange and apple, then pulse until finely chopped.
- Add coffee to blender and pulse until mostly pureed, set aside.
- In another bowl; sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt.
- Add a third of the fruit and coffee mixture to oil honey and egg mixture stirring well.
- Add a third of flour mixture stirring again.
- Continue in this manner until all ingredients are combined add optional ingredients at this time as well.
- Divide batter between loaf pans, bake until a tester comes out clean or about 30-35 minutes.
- Cool cakes in pans on a rack.
- Leave parchment on till serving.
vegetable oil, sugar, honey, eggs, orange, apple, coffee, flour, baking soda, baking powder, allspice, cinnamon, ground cloves, salt, raisins
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/aunt-roses-honeycake-252078 (may not work)