Honey Cake

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
 * Categories: Cakes, Christmas, Russian / Polish
 * Servings: 10



Ingredients

 * 4 oz butter
 * 4 large eggs
 * 14 oz honey
 * 14 oz (3 cups) unbleached flour (all-purpose)
 * ½ tsp ground ginger
 * ½ tsp ground nutmeg
 * ½ tsp ground cloves
 * 1 tbsp cinnamon
 * 2 tsp baking powder

Directions

 * 1) Cream the butter and separate the eggs.
 * 2) Add the room temperature yolks,one at a time, to the butter and beat well.
 * 3) Mix in the honey.
 * 4) Sift the flour, baking powder, and spices twice and add to the butter mixture.
 * 5) Whip the egg whites until stiff.
 * 6) Fold a little of the egg whites into the batter, then add the rest of them, folding them gently into the batter.
 * 7) Pour the batter into a guttered and floured loaf pan.
 * 8) Bake in a preheated 350°F oven until firm on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
 * 9) Cool, in the pan, for 10 minutes,then remove and finish cooling on a wire rack.