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2 Hours, 20 Minutes
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Looking for a moist and fluffy honey cake? Look no further! This cake is IT! This large-batch honey cake is so delicious, it will blow you away. This perfect-for Rosh-Hashanah recipe makes a tube pan plus a loaf pan, but can be halved to make a smaller amount of cake.
10 eggs, separated
2 cups sugar, divided
1/2 cup oil
1 cup honey
1 teaspoon instant coffee dissolved in 1 cup water
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 and 1/2 cups flour
Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
Beat egg whites with one cup sugar until stiff – refrigerate.
Mix yolks with oil, remaining one cup sugar, honey, and coffee.
Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda together – add to yolk mixture.
Combine 1/3 egg whites with the yolk mixture. Fold remaining egg whites into the mixture until just combined.
Pour into an UNGREASED tube pan (fill 2/3 of the way and use an additional pan for the remaining batter).
Bake for two hours – checking smaller cake after one hour.
Photography by Tamara Friedman
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Is this meant to be 250 degrees Fahrenheit?
Hi Batya,
Thanks for reaching out with this important Q!
This recipe was submitted by an at-home-chef like you from the Kosher.com community. Similar recipes from other online sources cite a temperature between 325 and 350 degrees Fahrenheit and a baking time around 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes. This might yield a lighter, fluffier result than the cake pictured on this page.
If you’re looking for a more tested recipe, we suggest taking a look at a recipe from one of our professional recipe developers: at https://www.kosher.com/recipe/tanta-layas-honey-cake-15421/
Hope this was helpful!
-Chana Tzirel from Kosher.com
Where is the recipe for the icing?
Here is the recipe- mixed confectioners sugar, hot water and a bit of orange juice.