Grandma Sadie's Honey Cake

Honey cake is a traditional recipe for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. This recipe was found by my husband's aunt on a hand-written note - we think it belonged to his great-grandmother. I think the old recipes are the best! Some measurements have been converted from pounds for more modern conventions.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 363 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ½ cups honey
• 2 cups almonds
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 2 cups strong brewed coffee

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a two 8-inch baking dishes.

Step 3

Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix honey into creamed butter-egg mixture.

Step 4

Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda into a separate bowl. Slowly mix flour mixture, alternating with the coffee, into honey mixture until batter is just mixed. Fold almonds and raisins into batter; add orange zest, vanilla extract, and cinnamon into batter. Pour batter into the prepared baking dishes.