Chanukah Recipes
Honey Cake
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup soft margarine
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup cold strong coffee
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
Instructions
- Beat the eggs until thick. Add the sugar gradually. Beat in the margarine.
- Stir the flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices together. Add gradually to the creamed mixture with the honey and coffee. Beat until combined.
- Add the banana.
- Pour the batter into a lightly oiled and floured tube pan or two 9 inch loaf pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.
- Cool thoroughly before slicing.
Nutrition
Honey Cake has 1 teaspoon of sugar per serving.
1/24 recipe - 93 calories, 1 bread exchange, 1/2 fat 15g carbohydrate, 2g protein, 3g fat 76mg sodium, 41mg potassium, 33mg cholesterol
Attribution
Source: Traditional Jewish Recipes, American Diabetes Association Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986