Passover Honey Nut Cake in Soaking Syrup Recipe

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Passover Honey Nut Cake in Soaking Syrup
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tbsp orange juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon (use 1/2 tsp for a more pronounced cinnamon flavor)
  • 1/2 cup matzo cake crumbs
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease a 7 inch round layer cake pan (if you do not have one, you can use a round foil pan of the same size available in the supermarket bake aisle).
  2. In a medium sized bowl, using a wire whisk, beat the sugars, oil, and eggs. Beat very well until the mixture is thick and a pale yellow. Stir in orange juice, zest, salt, cinnamon, cake meal, and nuts. Turn Batter into prepared cake pan.
  3. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until top is light brown and set. (Cool at least twenty minutes before adding Syrup). Meanwhile prepare Soaking syrup.
  4. Soaking Syrup:.
  5. In medium saucepan, heat the sugar, honey, orange juice, water, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Heat to dissolve sugar and simmer 5-10 minutes until mixture becomes yrupy. Cool well.
  6. Pour Syrup over cooled cake, poling holes in cake with a fork, to permit syrup to penetrate cake. Allow to stand 2 to 4 hours to absorb syrup. You might prefer to refrigerate the cake so that while it is absorbing liquid, it is also firming. Also, The chilled cake offsets it innate sweetness and makes it easier to cut. Serve it on muffin liners, Splayed out as pastry or confection cups, or on pastry doilies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 429.11 Kcal (1797 kJ)
Calories from fat 226.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.22g 39%
Cholesterol 70.15mg 23%
Sodium 113.78mg 5%
Potassium 234.05mg 5%
Total Carbs 47.69g 16%
Sugars 43.45g 174%
Dietary Fiber 2.26g 9%
Protein 8.18g 16%
Vitamin C 12.2mg 20%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 44.6mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 337.2 Kcal (1412 kJ)
Calories from fat 178.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.82g 39%
Cholesterol 55.12mg 23%
Sodium 89.41mg 5%
Potassium 183.92mg 5%
Total Carbs 37.48g 16%
Sugars 34.14g 174%
Dietary Fiber 1.78g 9%
Protein 6.43g 16%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 20%
Iron 1.1mg 8%
Calcium 35mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.2
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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