Spiced Honey Cake: An Indian Twist On A Hanukkah Classic

By Bhavana Verma

Dry Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground cardamom

Wet Ingredients

1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup jaggery
1/2 cup neutral oil
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp rose water

Preheat Oven

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a bundt pan by greasing and lining it with parchment paper.

Mix Dry Ingredients

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom.

Mix Wet Ingredients

Whisk honey, jaggery melted, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and rose water.

Combine

Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir to make batter.

Bake

Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes.

Cool and Garnish

Cool off the cake, garnish with nuts, and serve.