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Recipe Honey Cake II (Cake)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups honey
- 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 1/2 cups honey
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 ounces slivered almonds for topping
Preparing/Cooking:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, gradually adding the sugar.
- Beat until thick and light in color, about 5 minutes.
- Beat in the oil, honey and coffee.
- Stir flour mixture into egg mixture.
- Chop the almonds coarsely and mix with raisins.
- Stir into batter.
- Oil the two pans and line the bottom with waxed paper.
- Oil again.
- Fill each pan with batter to within 1 - 1 1/4 inches from the top.
- Bake for 65 to 75 minutes until cake tests done.
- Do not overbake.
- Let cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.
- To Make Glaze: Boil together 1 1/2 cups honey, lemon juice, lemon zest and water.
- When glaze reaches a thick consistency, remove from heat and drizzle over cake.
- Sprinkle with almond slivers.
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