Recipe for Honey cake - lekach
Honey Cake (Lekach)This cake celebrates the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Simhat Torah. 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup honey 1/2 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons brandy 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 teaspoons instant coffee 2/3 cup cold water 3/4 cup chopped nuts 1/2 cup raisins Lemon Sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat sugar, honey, oil, eggs, lemon peel and juice and brandy in large mixer bowl on medium speed 2 minutes. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and instant coffee; stir into sugar mixture alternately with water. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 2 minutes. Fold in 1/2 cup of the nuts and the raisins. Pour into greased 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove from pan. Prick top of cake carefully with fork; drizzle with Lemon Sugar. Sprinkle with remaining nuts. Yields 12 to 14 servings. Lemon Sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice Mix sugar and lemon juice.
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