Honey Almond Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup strong coffee
• 1 3/4 cups honey
• 1/2 cup dates, chopped
• 3 tablespoons brandy
• 1/4 cup corn oil
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose 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
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup almonds, sliced
• 1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated
• 1/4 cup ground almonds
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 5 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons hot water

Recipe

• 1 combine coffee and honey in saucepan; bring to boil. set aside to cool.
• 2 place dates in brandy and set aside.
• 3 blend oil, brown sugar, and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.
• 4 combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg.
• 5 add flour mixture and coffee mixture alternately to egg mixture.
• 6 fold in sliced almonds, dates with brandy, and lemon peel.
• 7 grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans. spread bottoms with honey smear.
• 8 pour in batter. bake in a preheated 350* oven for 1 hour or until cake tests done.
• 9 cool on rack to room temperature.
• 10 honey smear:.
• 11 combine all ingredients in mixing bowl. cream until light and well blended. makes about 1 1/4 cups.