Honey Cake
"Fanny Silverstein's recipe - a Romanian Jewish immigrant; from the book My Mother's Cookbook"
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee
- 1⁄2 cup boiling water
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil or 1/4 cup peanut oil
- 1 cup honey
- 1 grated washed orange, rind of
- 2 tablespoons brandy or 2 tablespoons any whiskey
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
directions
- Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and baking soda; set aside.
- Mix the instant coffee with the water; blend the oil, honey, orange peel, and brandy.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs until frothy; gradually add the sugar and beat until light; add to the honey mixture.
- Combine the flour mixture alternately with the honey mixture, starting with flour and ending with flour.
- Stir in the walnuts. Pour the batter into an oiled and waxed paper-lined 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Bake in a 325 oven for about 50 minutes.
- Test with a toothpick. If moist, continue baking until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Invert the cake onto a wire rack.
- Cool. Peel off the waxed paper and wrap in aluminum foil to maintain freshness.
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Originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Been in Texas since February 2002. I am continually seeking enlightenment through revelations of nature and reasonable people. One of my favorite hobbies is genealogy.
