Honey Cake in the Food Processor
This traditional honey cake contains only two tablespoons of oil, but honey, coffee and spices make it satisfying and tasty. This recipe makes two generous loaves. I serve one on Rosh Hashanah, and freeze the second for dessert before the fast of Erev Yom Kippur. Wrap the cake carefully and it will keep well for a few days, depending on the climate. I’ve included instructions for mixing by hand, or in the food processor.
From Jewish Cookery by Leah Leonard.
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 3-1/2 cups flour (whole wheat is fine)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Dash of cloves
- 1 cup honey
- 1 cup warm coffee
- 1/2 cup walnuts, pecans, or hazelnuts (For the record, traditionalist don’t serve nuts on Rosh Hashanah.)
Instructions:
In a bowl:Beat eggs with sugar till combined and stir in salad oil till smooth. Mix dry ingredient, stir in the egg mixture alternately with the honey and coffee combined, till smooth. Then stir in the nuts. The batter will be fairly soft and easily stirred. Turn in to a well-greased and floured round cake pan or two loaf pans and bake 50 minutes at 325 F (160 C.).
In the food processor: (Method adapted from Norene Gilletz, Pleasures of Your Food Processor, for Honey Cola Cake.) If using nuts, process and remove to another bowl. Mix the dry ingredient using the steel S blade for about ten seconds, until blended. Empty into another bowl. Process sugar and eggs for 30 seconds. Add honey and oil, process for another 1-1/2 minutes. Remove cover and add dry ingredients. Pour coffee over and process with 4-5 quick on/off turns, just until batter is blended. Add nuts by hand.
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Comments ( 6 )
Is your cake dry? I find that anything less that 1/4 cup of oil does not have enough fat to render a moist texture…
(I have been trying to replace the fat with apple sauce in my own recipes & my success ratio of marginal at best.)
Aviva_Hadas added these pithy words on
Aug 25 10 at
2:43 PM
Is adding sugar really necessary if there’s a cup of honey? My husband doesn’t like his cakes too sweet, so I’m usually more than happy to reduce sugar whenever at all possible.
Mrs. Anna T added these pithy words on
Aug 25 10 at
3:06 PM
A-H: I prefer this over the spongier kinds, but if you like very moist I would look for a different recipe.
Hannah added these pithy words on
Aug 25 10 at
7:17 PM
Thanks. I am hoping to try the one that was posted by Israeli Kitchen this year. I am intrigued by the inclusion of rum. (& I have never liked adding the coffee – mental block on my part.)
Aviva_Hadas added these pithy words on
Aug 26 10 at
4:48 PM
Mrs. T., thought I had replied. You can definitely cut the sugar significantly. Not sure about leaving it out, though.
Hannah added these pithy words on
Aug 29 10 at
9:19 AM
I’ll give this a try, hope it’s not to dry.
Allways a challenge to cook low fat.
Thanks for the recipe
Karen added these pithy words on
Jul 25 11 at
11:26 PM
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