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Lekach (Honey-Spice Cake)

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Perfumed with honey and citrus, this spiced cake is a classic at Jewish holiday tables. To make this recipe pareve for meat meals, replace the butter for greasing the pan with canola oil.

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Ingredients

  • Butter, for greasing pan
  • 2 3/4 cups flour, plus more for pan
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 70mins
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 4-quart Bundt pan; set aside. Whisk together flour, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, baking powder and soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside. Beat 3/4 cup sugar and egg yolks in a bowl on medium-high speed of a mixer until tripled in volume, about 4 minutes. Stir in oil, honey, 2 tbsp. juice, zest, and Grand Marnier. Add dry ingredients; stir until just combined.

Beat egg whites in a bowl on high speed of a mixer until soft peaks form. Add remaining sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold whites into batter. Pour into prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle of cake comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Let cool and invert onto a serving plate. Whisk remaining juice with confectioners' sugar; drizzle over cake.

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