6 Eggs
1 lb Honey
1 c Coffee, Strong
6 c Flour, Sifted (Light)
4 ts Baking Powder
2 ts Baking Soda
3/4 c Oil
1/3 c Whiskey
1 pn Salt, (In The Eggs)
1 ts Nutmeg, (Or To Taste)
1 ts Allspice, (Or To Taste)
1/2 ts Cloves (Ground), (Or To
-Taste)
Cinnamon, To Taste
Walnuts, (about 1/2 cup)
Sift the dry ingredients together. Beat eggs with salt. Add sugar & oil
together. Beat well. Add honey. Mix well. Add coffee & whiskey. alternately
with dry ingredients. Until all are incorporated. Add walnuts if desired,
leaving a few to decorate the top of the cake. Pour into a greased, (brown
paper bag works fine) paper lined Baking Pan (Lasagna sized).
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or more , until cake tests done when a
toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
NOTES : I start with the prescribed amounts of spices and then add more
according to smell.
Yields
16 Servings