Best Moist Rosh Hashana New Year Honey Cake Recipes
MOIST HOLIDAY HONEYCAKE
Spiced fragrant honey cake is a tradition on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year, which generally falls in September). Unfortunately, most honey cakes turn out to be dry, brick-like things, inedible except with a hot beverage. Some call honey cake the fruitcake of the Jewish people. BUT NOT THIS ONE! This cake is genuinely moist and yummy. It will serve about 12 guests at a holiday meal, but I promise that your family will chisel away at it until it's gone before the morning comes.
Provided by Amybobamy
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes
Time 1h40m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place an oven shelf in an upper position in oven, and preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as a Bundt® pan) with cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk together the unbleached flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg until thoroughly combined. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the canola oil, honey, white and brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, coffee, orange juice, and whiskey. With an electric mixer, beat the flour mixture into the honey mixture just until the batter is thoroughly incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake on upper shelf in the preheated oven until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out with moist crumbs, about 1 hour. Cool for 20 minutes in the pan before turning the cake out onto a serving platter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 554.5 calories, Carbohydrate 87.3 g, Cholesterol 46.5 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 308.7 mg, Sugar 58.1 g
MAJESTIC AND MOIST NEW YEAR'S HONEY CAKE
This majestic, moist, and richly spiced honey cake is the ultimate Jewish new year dessert.
Provided by Marcy Goldman
Categories Cake Mixer Brunch Dessert Bake Vegetarian Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Fall Kosher Honey Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 8-10
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease the pan(s). For tube and angel food pans, line the bottom with lightly greased parchment paper. For gift honey cakes, I use "cake collars" (available from Sweet Celebrations) designed to fit a specific loaf pan. These give the cakes an appealing, professional look.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Make a well in the center and add the oil, honey, sugars, eggs, vanilla, coffee, orange juice, and rye or whisky.
- Using a strong wire whisk or an electric mixer on slow speed, combine the ingredients well to make a thick batter, making sure that no ingredients are stuck to the bottom of the bowl.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan(s) and sprinkle the top of the cake(s) evenly with the almonds. Place the cake pan(s) on 2 baking sheets stacked together and bake until the cake springs back when you touch it gently in the center. For angel and tube cake pans, bake for 60 to 70 minutes; loaf cakes, 45 to 55 minutes. For sheet-style cakes, the baking time is 40 to 45 minutes. This is a liquidy batter and, depending on your oven, it may need extra time. Cake should spring back when gently pressed.
- Let the cake stand for 15 minutes before removing it from the pan. Then invert it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
TRADITIONAL ROSH HASHANAH HONEY CAKE RECIPE
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F/175 C.
- Grease a tube pan with a removable bottom and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg.
- Set aside.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar, oil, honey, brewed tea, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients in 4 additions, whisking as you pour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix well before each new addition. Continue whisking just until the batter is smooth and lump-free.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the center of the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until the top of the cake is golden brown, springs back to the touch, and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in its pan on a rack for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Run an offset spatula or thin, sharp knife between the cake and the pan to loosen before unmolding.
- Transfer carefully to a cake plate.
- If desired, mix the confectioners' sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl, place in a fine-mesh strainer, and sprinkle over the cake.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 344 kcal, Carbohydrate 44 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 323 mg, Fat 18 g, ServingSize 12 to 14 servings, UnsaturatedFat 16 g
HONEY CAKE FOR ROSH HASHANA
I have been baking this honey cake for Rosh Hashana forever and ever. In fact, this is the 21st year I'm using the recipe. It makes a moist, dense honey cake.
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Get a baking pan with a 7 cup capacity.
- Grease lightly and set it aside.
- Prepare a strong cup of coffee with the hot water and the instant coffee.
- Cool.
- Separate the eggs.
- Put the yolks into a big mixing bowl and the whites into a medium one.
- Beat the yolks with the sugar until creamy.
- Add the oil, then the honey, beating after each addition.
- Beat until the mixture is totally smooth and creamy.
- Sift the flour and measure off 3 cups.
- Combine the flour with the salt, baking powder, baking soda and the spices.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture alternately with the coffee, stirring with a spatula or a wooden spoon.
- Do NOT use and electric mixer for this one.
- Stir only until all the ingredients are well blended, do not overmix.
- Clean and dry the mixer beaters.
- Whip the egg whites until they are stiff and can hold their shape.
- Add one third of the beaten whites at a time to the batter.
- Fold in gently until the batter is smooth.
- Don't overbeat the whites or you will end up with little islands of egg white that will never be blended into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the greased pan and bake in the preheated oven for about 80 to 90 minutes.
- The cake is done when a toothpick comes out dry and clean.
- This cake keeps really well.
- In fact, it gets better with a little aging, so bake it several days ahead.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 246, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 52.9, Sodium 216.2, Carbohydrate 45.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 26.9, Protein 4.1
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