Honey Cake

It has been a while that I baked anything.And my taste buds were itching for something sweet and home baked. Once we shifted to new apartment, time flew by while we set up our new home, trying to figure out what and where to keep. Then came my birthday when i thought of making myself a cake(not that i didn't get a cake, but that was completely consumed as face paint :)), but fell short of materials. And when I was waiting for that perfect moment, I got bad cold and sore throat.. Too bad... But little did I know that idea for this cake would come from a cold and sore throat!!! As I was gulping down honey(which is supposed to relive sore throat),I just thought how good(or bad) will it be if I make a cake with honey.


I did a little research and was astonished to know that honey cake is very popular over here . In fact this cake is specially baked during Jewish New Year Celebration. Anyways this cake turned to be the rich, warm and ultra moist. I was bit worried that the crust was sunken, but who cared when my taste buds were completely satisfied when I dug into cake.

Recipe adapted from "Marcy Goldman's A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking"

Ingredients:

Eggs - 2
Oil - 2/3 cup
All purpose flour - 1 3/4 cup
Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon
Cinnamon powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Nutmeg powder - A pinch
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Honey - 1 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Orange juice - 1/4 cup
Brewed coffee - 2 tablespoon

How to prepare:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
• Butter and dust 9 inch round pan
  
• Combine together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt, baking powder in a small bowl.
• Beat together eggs and sugar in a large bowl until well combined.
• Add honey, oil, orange juice and coffee and mix until blended.
• Add flour mixture and mix until just combined
• Pour batter into pan and bake for 40-45 min. Since this batter is thinner than usual cake batter,it might take more time for baking.
• After 40-45 min, check the cake by inserting a knife or fork into the cake.If it comes out clean, then the cake is ready.Otherwise keep baking until its done, frequently checking the cake.
• Once done, take the cake out and cool it completely.
• Serves 8-10 persons.