Description
This moist honey cake recipe is rich with warm spices, brewed coffee, and orange juice. Perfect for Rosh Hashanah or a cozy dessert, it’s easy to make and deeply flavorful. Try this traditional honey cake with tea or top it with whipped cream for a comforting treat. Keywords: honey cake, moist honey cake, holiday cake, easy honey cake, Rosh Hashanah dessert.
Ingredients
1 cup honey
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 large eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup strong brewed coffee or black tea
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 325°F. Grease a 9-inch round or loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, honey, oil, vanilla, orange juice, and coffee until smooth.
3. Sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Fold gently to combine. Do not overmix.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
5. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs.
6. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
This cake tastes even better the next day as flavors deepen.
Use fresh, high-quality honey for the best result.
To freeze, wrap tightly in plastic and thaw overnight at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Jewish, American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 145mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 47mg