Name: Orange Honey Cake Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1 cup oil; ⅔ cup brown sugar or sucanat; 1 cup honey; 1 cup orange marmalade (try your best for all-fruit); 4 eggs; ¾ cup strong coffee (at room temperature); 3 tablespoons rum or brandy; 3 cups flour (all purpose, whole wheat pastry or spelt (spelt my favorite)); 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon each cinnamon (allspice and ginger); ½ cup sliced almonds (optional)

Orange Honey Cake Recipe

I actually succeed in turning quite a few people on to my honey cake. Mine is moist and spicy and easy to love; I trust it will make you forget all the indignities of past dried-out and brittle honey cakes. I make it several ways, all scrumptious, but this is one of my favorite. The secret ingredient, orange marmalade, was shared by my dear friend Leah.

Orange Honey Cake Recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

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Ingredients

1 cup oil
⅔ cup brown sugar or sucanat
1 cup honey
1 cup orange marmalade try your best for all-fruit
4 eggs
¾ cup strong coffee at room temperature
3 tablespoons rum or brandy
3 cups flour all purpose, whole wheat pastry or spelt (spelt my favorite)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon each cinnamon allspice and ginger
½ cup sliced almonds optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Whisk oil, brown sugar, honey, marmalade, eggs, coffee and rum or brandy in a bowl.
Mix remaining ingredients in a second bowl.
Combine both mixtures thoroughly, mixing only until just combined.
Pour batter into a greased tube pan, and bake 1 hour, or a little longer, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.