Honey Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 3/4 cups honey
• 1 cup strong coffee
• 1/2 cup currants or 1/2 cup raisins
• 3 tablespoons brandy
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup egg substitute
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 tablespoon orange zest, grated

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, combine the honey and coffee, bring to a boil and cool.
• 2 soak currants in brandy.
• 3 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 4 in the bowl of an electric mixer, blend the applesauce, brown sugar and egg substitute. combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
• 5 stir the dry ingredients alternately with the coffee into the egg mixture. fold in the currants and orange zest. spray pam in two 9x5-inch loaf pans (or use non-stick pans). pour the batter in and bake for 1 hour; the top will be sticky, but a toothpick inserted into the center should come out cle an.