apolonia's polish honey cake

Name: Apolonia's Polish Honey Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) shortening; 2 - egg yolks; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 - whole egg; 1 3/4 cup(s) honey; 3 1/2 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ginger; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) allspice; 1 cup(s) strong coffee; 2 - egg whites

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Carolyn Haas

Whitewater, WI

Updated on Sep 13, 2018

This comes from a Polish woman who entered the US through Ellis Island in the early 1900s.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
2 - egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 - whole egg
1 3/4 cups honey
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon allspice
1 cup strong coffee
2 - egg whites

How To Make apolonia's polish honey cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºC. Cream shortening and sugar.

Step 2

Add egg yolks, whole egg and honey. Beat well. Add dry ingredients gradually; add coffee.
Step 3

Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into the batter.
Step 4

Pour into well greased tube pan. Bake for 50 minutes or until done.
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