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Delicious Honey Cake

Source: "Once upon a Mealtime: by Ruth Levin, 1951

3/4 cup - Sugar
2 - Eggs
1 Tbs. - Oil
1/2 cup - Honey
1/3 cup - Cold strong coffee (brewed)
1/4 tsp. - Ginger
2 cups - Flour
2 tsp. - Baking powder
1/2 tsp. - Baking soda
1/2 tsp. - Allspice
1 tsp. - Cinnamon
1/2 cup - shelled almonds

 

Beat eggs until frothy. Add sugar and beat some more. Alternately add liquid and sifted dry ingredients. Pour into greased 9 x 9 inch pan. Gently sprinkle almonds on top of batter. Bake in 350 F oven for 3/4 hour. Test by placing cake tester or toothpick in center of cake. When tester comes out dry, cake is done.