Honey Cake II

Recipesfull introduces to you: German Recipes. (Honey Cake II). This honey cake is a great dessert for dinners surrounding the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, but also just for a tasty honey cake any time you want one.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 1hr5 mins

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 16

Yield: 2 9-inch loaves

Honey Cake II

Ingredients

3 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice

4 eggs

¾ cup white sugar

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cups honey

½ cup strong brewed coffee

½ cup blanched slivered almonds

½ cup raisins

2 tablespoons slivered almonds for topping

1 ½ cups honey

2 tablespoons lemon juice

½ cup water

½ teaspoon lemon zest

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Oil two loaf pans and line bottoms with parchment paper; grease the parchment as well.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Divide batter between the two prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle with reserved slivered almonds.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean 65 to 75 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Step 5

To Make Glaze: combine 1 1/2 cups honey lemon juice lemon zest and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When glaze reaches a thick consistency remove from heat and drizzle over warm cake.

Nutritional Information

Honey Cake II

Servings Per Recipe:16

Calories: 452.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5.7g 11%

Carbohydrates: 97g 31%

Dietary Fiber: 1.7g 7%

Sugars: 73.7g

Fat: 7.2g 11%

Saturated Fat: 0.8g 4%

Cholesterol: 46.5mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 63.2IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 3mg 23%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Vitamin C: 1.5mg 3%

Folate: 59.7mcg 15%

Calcium: 58.2mg 6%

Iron: 2.1mg 12%

Magnesium: 23.9mg 9%

Potassium: 159.2mg 5%

Sodium: 183.2mg 7%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 23%

Calories From Fat: 64.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.