Honey Cake For Rosh Hashana
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup honey (about 12 ounces)
- 1/3 cup oil (not olive, use soy or canola)
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3 teaspoons instant coffee
- 1 cup hot water
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Get a baking pan with a 7 cup capacity.
- Grease lightly and set it aside.
- Prepare a strong cup of coffee with the hot water and the instant coffee.
- Cool.
- Separate the eggs.
- Put the yolks into a big mixing bowl and the whites into a medium one.
- Beat the yolks with the sugar until creamy.
- Add the oil, then the honey, beating after each addition.
- Beat until the mixture is totally smooth and creamy.
- Sift the flour and measure off 3 cups.
- Combine the flour with the salt, baking powder, baking soda and the spices.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture alternately with the coffee, stirring with a spatula or a wooden spoon.
- Do NOT use and electric mixer for this one.
- Stir only until all the ingredients are well blended, do not overmix.
- Clean and dry the mixer beaters.
- Whip the egg whites until they are stiff and can hold their shape.
- Add one third of the beaten whites at a time to the batter.
- Fold in gently until the batter is smooth.
- Don't overbeat the whites or you will end up with little islands of egg white that will never be blended into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the greased pan and bake in the preheated oven for about 80 to 90 minutes.
- The cake is done when a toothpick comes out dry and clean.
- This cake keeps really well.
- In fact, it gets better with a little aging, so bake it several days ahead.
eggs, sugar, honey, oil, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground cloves, ground allspice, instant coffee, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/honey-cake-for-rosh-hashana-72579 (may not work)