Post by Nictoshek on Dec 20, 2009 14:25:30 GMT -7
Polish hosts and hostesses often offer a slice of this delicious dessert to lucky holiday guests.
8 tbsp. (1 stick) butter
4 eggs, separated
1-1/2c. honey
3 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream
butter by beating until soft and
smooth. Add egg yolks one at a
time and beat well.
3. Add honey and mix well.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, sift
together flour, ginger, nutmeg,
cloves, cinnamon, and baking
powder. Add to butter mixture and
mix well.
5. In a medium mixing bowl, whip
egg whites until stiff. Gradually and
gently fold egg whites into batter
mixture.
6. Pour batter into a buttered and
floured loaf pan. Bake for about 1
hour. The top of the cake should be
firm. To test doneness, insert a
toothpick into the center of the
cake. When the cake is done, the
toothpick should come out clean.
7. Remove from oven, cool for 10
minutes, and remove from loaf pan.
Finish cooling on a wire rack. Serve
in slices.*
Makes 1 cake
Preparation time: 30 to 40 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
*To dress up this cake for the
holidays, sift powdered sugar
through a stencil to make a pretty
pattern on the top of the cake.
Wesoły świat everybody far and near !
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