RFCJ RECIPE ARCHIVE
Posted by : Lita Lotzkar Honey Cake #3: Lekach - pareve
"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 Honig-leikech (the honey cake). This is also the cake that greets us at Yom Kippur, to break the fast" Ingredients: 1 cup honey 3 large eggs 1 cup sugar 2 tsp brandy 1 cup concentrated tea (very dark tea) 1 pn clove 1/4 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1 pn salt 3 1/2 cups regular flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda (Sodium bicarbonate) 50 g. raisins - (scant 1/4 cup) 50 g. glaced orange peels - (scant 1/4 cup) 50 g. nuts - (scant 1/4 cup) Preparation: 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 x 30cm L * 5cm H) up to 3/4 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. (between 300 - 325*) Now the mix will reach the border of the mold. Rise temp. to 180 C (350*) 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. Source: Juan-Carlos Kiel
