Name: Chocolate-Glazed Honey Cake recipe
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour;1 ½ cups white sugar;1 cup honey;3 large eggs;½ cup vegetable oil;½ cup brewed coffee;1 tablespoon jam (any flavor);1 tablespoon baking powder;1 teaspoon ground cinnamon;½ teaspoon ground cloves;¼ teaspoon baking soda;½ cup white sugar;¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder;3 ½ tablespoons water;1 teaspoon all-purpose flour;½ cup margarine;1 tablespoon brandy

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Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups white sugar 1 cup honey 3 large eggs ½ cup vegetable oil ½ cup brewed coffee 1 tablespoon jam (any flavor) 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground cloves ¼ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup white sugar ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3 ½ tablespoons water 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour ½ cup margarine 1 tablespoon brandy

Nutrition Info

409.5 calories carbohydrate: 68.5 g cholesterol: 34.9 mg fat: 13.9 g fiber: 1.5 g protein: 4.8 g saturatedFat: 2.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 164 mg sugar: 43.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 8x3-inch loaf pans.
Mix 4 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, honey, eggs, oil, coffee, jam, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and baking soda together in a bowl until smooth, spread evenly into the prepared loaf pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove cake from pans and cool on a wire rack.
Mix 1/2 cup sugar, cocoa powder, water, and 1 teaspoon flour together, stirring constantly, in a saucepan over low heat until mixture is smooth and thick, about 8 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and add margarine and brandy, whisk until glaze is thickened. Refrigerate glaze until cooled, at least 15 minutes.
Spread glaze over cooled cakes.

Recipe Yield

2 8x3-inch loaf pans

Recipe Note

This is my mother's traditional honey cake, made every year for the Jewish new year Rosh Hashanah. We eat honey cake in order to have a sweet new year. I love the glaze for this especially - the cake is a little dry. I could eat the glaze with a spoon! Best served with tea.

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