Spiced Honey Cake

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup mild-flavored honey
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons chopped candied ginger
• Confectioners' sugar, optional

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves onto a sheet of waxed paper.
2. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat yolks and sugar until pale. Mix in honey and butter until smooth. Reduce speed to low; add half of flour mixture, then milk, then remaining flour mixture. Fold in candied ginger.
3. In a clean, dry bowl, beat egg whites until they form soft peaks. Fold 1/3 of whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites. Transfer batter to loaf pan and bake until a skewer inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn out of pan and let cool completely. Sift confectioners' sugar over top just before serving, if desired.

flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ground cloves, eggs, sugar, mildflavored honey, unsalted butter, milk, candied ginger, confectioners

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spiced-honey-cake (may not work)