Comments on: Orange Honey Cake Recipe

By: Lévana

Lévana — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:24:54 +0000

I’m so glad! That honey cake is terrific, On Tishrei and way beyond:-))))

By: Yehudis

Yehudis — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:23:40 +0000

I just read your amazing, detailed response, re: the GF variation, to my husband, because I was telling him how incredible it is that you provide such attentive feedback to your fans!! Thank you so much. I was stuck, not wanting to use any other recipe for honey cake, so I used the GF flour along with your suggestions. It was a huge hit, and no one could believe it was GF (although it was obvious to me b/c of the texture). I am not sure if its outcome would necessarily have received your personal seal of approval but the fact that it disappeared was great (a double batch!), and I will continue to try to refine my GF baking techniques. I do it at times when we have GF guests to accomodate. Thank you again, Levana!

By: Lévana

Lévana — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:39:15 +0000

Liz I don’t have one. A friend made my cake in her mold and sent me the picture. She said she just got it online. How was your Yom Tov? xoxoxo

By: Liz rosenblatt

Liz rosenblatt — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:51:19 +0000

Love that honey mold. Where can I get one?

By: Lévana

Lévana — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:55:23 +0000

Yehudis, no, wouldn’t take the exact same recipe and substitute GF flour. If you are just playing around with GF, I would say this is not a good recipe to start with. That said, there are ways to tweak this recipe to make GF muffins (not a cake) out of it, I would need to play around with it. If really and truly you must use GF flour, the first good “tutorial” I would recommend is my chapter on all muffins and quickbreads in my new cookbook, which makes enormous previsions for our GF friends, plus those recipes are all tried and true, tested and retested. Here’s the link to my book http://www.levanacooks.com/cookbooks/ I also have a nice chapter right here on my blog, take a look http://www.levanacooks.com/muffin-recipes-all-variations/

By: Yehudis

Yehudis — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:08:09 +0000

Hi! I am really looking forward to trying this! Can I use gluten free flour??

By: Lévana

Lévana — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:18:04 +0000

Hi Beth, isn’t this cake the best? No, please don’t add or subtract anything from it: I developed this recipe, just as I do all my recipes, and I can tell you this one has a real delicate balance , and gave me a really hard time, I was delighted when I finally hit the spot.
Looking to include candied fruit in a cake? Then add them to my tropical fruit cake, recipe on this blog, here you go http://www.levanacooks.com/tropical-fruit-cake-recipe/ . this one I know for sure, although it is delicious as it is, will not suffer from the additions. Let me know how it comes out :-)

By: Beth Bross

Beth Bross — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:04:12 +0000

I made your orange honey cake recipe for Rosh Hashana & got wonderful comments as to how good it was. It reminded us all of the excellent honey cakes of our childhood. Would I be able to put candied fruit into the batter without spoiling the given recipe? Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe with us.

By: Lévana

Lévana — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:51:57 +0000

I wouldn’t! The bitterness of the marmalade is a great counterpoint to the honey. That contrast wouldn’t bs there with the apricot preserves. I do love apricot jan, only not for this dessert:-)

By: Enchantress

Enchantress — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:51:24 +0000

Would apricot jam work just as well as orange marmalade? Let me know, thanks!