Medivnyk Honey Cake (Ukrainian Christmas Honey Cake)

Servings: 10 to 12 servings

1/2 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
4 lg. eggs, separated
1 cup honey
1 cup sour cream
3 cups cake flour, sifted
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Generously grease and lightly flour two
loaf pans, and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, prepare the batter: Cream the butter and sugar
together with a hand-held mixer until light and creamy. Add egg yolks,
one at a time, and continue to beat the mixture after each additional
yolk is incorporated. Add the honey and sour cream and mix again.

Beat the eggs whites in a small mixing bowl until stiff peaks form.
Sift together the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon,
nutmeg, and salt. Fold the flour mixture and the egg whites,
alternating each mixture, into the cake batter. Fold in the raisins
and walnuts.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour, or until
a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Remove the cakes
from the pans and place on a wire rack to cool. Slice and serve
slightly warm.

Source: http://foodgeeks.com/recipes/recipe....ecipe_id=17729



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