Lekach (Honey Cake)
Author/Submitted by: Weight Watchers Magazine October 1996
Servings: 12
Categories:
Cakes
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 2
cups
whole-wheat pastry flour,
less 2 Tablespoons
2
cups
white flour,
less 2 Tablespoons
1 1/2
teaspoons
baking powder 1
cup
firmly packed brown sugar 1 1/2
teaspoons
ground cinnamon 1
teaspoon
ground ginger 1/2
teaspoon
salt 1/4
teaspoon
ground cloves 2
teaspoons
baking soda 1
cup
cinnamon applesauce 1
cup
honey 1/2
cup
egg substitute 1/4
cup
canola oil 1
tablespoon
orange zest 1
tablespoon
crystallized ginger 3/4
cup
dried currants 3/4
cup
coarsely chopped walnuts Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 oF. Coat a 7 cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. In mixing bowl, sift together the two flours, baking powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger, salt and cloves. In small bowl, stir baking soda into applesauce. Whisk in honey, egg substitute and oil; when blended, add zest, crystallized ginger, currants and walnuts. Pour into dry ingredients; stir until blended. Pour mixture into pan and bake until cake springs back when pushed gently with finger, about 1 hour. Cool cake completely in pan before turning onto a wire rack.
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