Recipe - Honey Cake (Honig Leikech)

1 cup Honey
3 lg Eggs
1 cup Sugar
2 teaspoon Brandy
1 cup Concentrated tea (very dark
tea)
1 pn Clove
One fourth teaspoon Ginger
One half teaspoon Cinnamon
One fourth teaspoon Nutmeg
1 pn Salt
3 One half cup Regular flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda (sodium
bicarbonate)
50 g Raisins
50 g Glaced orange peels
50 g Nuts

From: JuanCarlos Kiel juan@tavis.enet.dec.com

Date: 23 Nov 1995 07:04:10 0700
Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah the beginning of the new year. The tradition
prescribes that we have to eat sweet things as an omen for a sweet new
year. As such we serve slices of apple covered with honey. The real staple
is the Honigleikech (the honey cake). This is my wife, Elena, recipe. This
honeycake is the same that greets us as we return from the temple after
YomKippur, to break the fast.

Beat sugar, honey and eggs for 5 min. 2. Add tea and brandy Add spices In a
separate bowl, mix flour with baking soda and baking powder. Incorporate
to the sugar, honey, egg, etc., cream. Mix raisins, peels and nuts with a
bit of flour and add to the preparation. Fill 2 Aluminum English cake molds
(10cm W * 30cm L * 5cm H) up to Three fourths of their height. (My grandmother used
to make this cake in around mold with a hole in the center). Bake for 20
min. at 160 C. Now the mix will reach the border of the mold. Rise temp. to
180 C and bake for another 30 min. until done. Let cool, slice and serve .
This cake can be stored for up to 2 weeks wrapped in aluminum foil and it
can be frozen to keep it for longer periods.

A good and sweet New Year for everybody!

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