Cake Honey by Syzygy

Posted by syzygy 05-17-99 9:56 AM

Honey Cake

3 C. flour
1 T. cinnamon
1 T. baking soda
1/2 C. shortening
1 C. sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 C. honey
1 C. triple-strength coffee
1/4 C. chocolate chips
1/4 C. plumped raisins
Grated rind of 1 orange

Sift together first 4 ingredients.

Beat shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, alternately with honey.

Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with coffee beginning and ending with flour. Do not overbeat.

Fold chocolate chips, raisins and orange rind into batter and turn batter into a greased 10-ich tube pan.

Bake in a 325* oven for 1 hour or until cake tests done with a toothpick.

Cool about 30 minutes on a rack, then remove cake from pan to complete
cooling.

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