March 08, 2008

Special Jamaican Honey Cake Recipe


This is one of Doreen’s favorites, try this great cake recipe today.
ingredients
1 pack Yeast
½ cup water
1 cup margarine
2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 tbsp Lemon juice
½ tsp ground nutmeg
2 cup milk
10 cup flour
¼ cup margarine
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 egg white
2 tbsp honey
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp Vanilla

preparation
Soften yeast in water. cream butter, salt and sugar.
Add slightly beaten eggs, lemon juice, spice, milk and soaked yeast.
Stir in flour, keeping dough softer than for loaf bread.
Knead on a lightly floured pastry cloth.
Place in a greased bowl and brush top lightly with fat.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.
Shape into a long roll about 1” in diameter. coil loosely into greased pan.
Mix ingredients for honey topping and brush on dough.
Let it rise until doubled in bulk.
Bake at 350~F for 30 min.
Cool slightly, dribble with icing made by adding boiling water 1 tbsp at a time to powdered sugar.
Add just enough water so that the icing flows freely from a spoon.
Add vanilla.

1 comments:

Tal said...

wow. Looks nice. Can I substitute with soy flour?