(Courtesy of the Classic Catering People)

Cooking for the High Holidays doesn’t have to mean trotting out the same old recipes. This menu by the Classic Catering People blends tradition with innovation. Your guests will have nothing but compliments for the chef.

Honey Cake

Honey Cake

The Classic Catering People
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coffee (brewed)
  • 1/2 cup orange juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • Cream oil, honey, sugar and brown sugar together. Add in eggs and vanilla.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and add to the other mixture.
  • Combine coffee and orange juice and add to batter.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes in a bundt pan until toothpick comes out clean.
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