Marmalade N Spice Honey Cake Jewish


This recipe was found in the 1998 publication, a treasury of jewish holiday baking. This shabbat cake -- for the day of rest -- can be made with either the brewed tea or a brewed, strong coffee. Preparation time does not include time needed for the baked cake to cool.

Steps


Preheat oven to 350 degrees f & grease only the bottom of a 10-inch tube pan , then line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl , combine oil , honey , both sugars & marmalade , blending well , then add the eggs.
In a larger bowl , whisk together the flour , salt , baking soda , baking powder , cinnamon , cloves & allspice , then make a well in the center of this flour mixture & add the wet ingredients and the brewed tea.
Blend well , either by hand or with an electric mixer on slow speed , making a smooth loose batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan , then sprinkle the top with the almonds.
Place the pan of batter on two stacked baking sheets & bake 55-60 minutes or until the top of the cake springs back when pressed lightly with a finger.
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes , then remove & let cool on a wire rack.
Before serving , dust with powdered sugar & sprinkle with a bit of shredded orange zest.

Ingredients


vegetable oil, honey, granulated sugar, brown sugar, orange marmalade, eggs, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground allspice, tea, almonds, powdered sugar, orange