posted by Fruffy 04-14-100 5:57 PM
Honey Spice Cake
8 eggs, separated
3/4 cup sugar
1 pound honey
1/4 cup strong coffee
1-1/2 cups matzo cake meal
1/2 cup potato starch
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Beat egg yolks and sugar until very thick and lemon colored (this will take some time) Add honey, coffee, cake meal, starch, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Blend gently, but thoroughly.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold whites into yolk mix in thirds. Then fold in the walnuts.
Pour into an ungreased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 325F for 1-1/2 hours or until top springs back when pushed in gently with a finger. Invert pan and cool thoroughly. Remove from pan when cool.
Note: Can cover it with a chocolate glace. Can decrease the amount of honey to 1 cup (1 pound equals 1-1/2 cups honey), but increase the amount of coffee by 1/4 cup.