Norwegian Honey Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 cups sifted flour
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons grated orange rind
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle 1 tbs flour over raisins in a bowl.
• 2 toss to coat.
• 3 sift remaining flour, baking soda, cloves and cinnamon.
• 4 beat eggs and sugar in a bowl until fluffy.
• 5 beat in sour cream and honey.
• 6 add flour mixture and minx until blended.
• 7 stir in raisins and orange rind.
• 8 pour into greased an floured 10inch angel food cake pan.
• 9 bake at 325 for 75 minutes until cake pulls away from sides and spring back when touched lightly.
• 10 cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes.
• 11 run knife around inner and outer edged of cake.
• 12 turn onto wire rack to cool completely.
• 13 store covered at room temperature overnight or for at least 8 hours before cutting.
• 14 sprinkle top with powdered sugar and serve.
• 15 for a decorative touch place a large doily over top of cake then sprinkle the powdered sugar over that and then remove for a lacy effect.