This is my mother's traditional honey cake, made every year for the Jewish new year Rosh Hashanah. We eat honey cake in order to have a sweet new year. I love the glaze for this especially - the cake is a little dry. I could eat the glaze with a spoon! Best served with tea.
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 1 cup honey
- 3 large eggs
- 0.5 cups vegetable oil
- 0.5 cups brewed coffee
- 1 tablespoon jam , any flavor
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
- 0.25 teaspoons baking soda
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 8x3-inch loaf pans.
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2
Mix 4 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, honey, eggs, oil, coffee, jam, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and baking soda together in a bowl until smooth; spread evenly into the prepared loaf pans.
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3
Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove cake from pans and cool on a wire rack.
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Mix 1/2 cup sugar, cocoa powder, water, and 1 teaspoon flour together, stirring constantly, in a saucepan over low heat until mixture is smooth and thick, about 8 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and add margarine and brandy; whisk until glaze is thickened. Refrigerate glaze until cooled, at least 15 minutes.
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5
Spread glaze over cooled cakes.
Nutrition Facts
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