Recette de cuisineHomemade recipes · Hainaut
Favorites
Traditional honey cake

Traditional honey cake

Baking

A honey-flavored cake infused with strong tea, lemon, cloves, and brandy, baked in two round cake tins – a classic recipe from Roch Hachana.

Enlarge photo

Recipe from Gran, יוני2023, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

↓ Jump to recipe

This traditional honey cake is typically served during Rosh Hashanah, as a dessert or to break the fast of Yom Kippur. The strong tea and spices give it its distinctive flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time55 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.34 $0.58 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

16 people
  • $4.04
  • $0.16
  • $0.08
  • $0.80
  • $0.34
  • $0.19
  • $2.92
  • $0.01
  • $0.80

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Pour the honey, tea, and sugar into the bowl of a mixer and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the eggs, oil, lemon juice, and clove, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the brandy and baking soda. ≈ 4 min
  4. While mixing, gradually add the flour, one cup at a time, until no lumps remain: the dough should be liquid but still fairly thick, not watery. ≈ 3 min
  5. Generously oil 2 mussels for frying. ≈ 3 min
  6. Pour the dough into the mussels, filling them about three-quarters full. ≈ 3 min
  7. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes at 180 °C. Check with a toothpick towards the end of cooking: it should come out clean.

The bill

Traditional honey cake

  • 240 ml of honey$4.04
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.16
  • 240 ml of very strong black tea$0.08
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 80 ml of oil$0.34
  • 80 ml of lemon juice$0.19
  • 2 tablespoons of ground cloves$2.92
  • 1 tablespoon of baking soda$0.01
  • 500 g of flour$0.80

Total$9.34

that's $0.58 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

Affiliate links

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 240 ml of honey
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 240 ml of very strong black tea
  • 2 eggs
  • 80 ml of oil
  • 80 ml of lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons of ground cloves
  • 60 ml of brandy
  • 1 tablespoon of baking soda
  • 500 g of flour

The screen stays on while cooking mode is open.
🎬 Have a video of this recipe? Suggest a YouTube link

Did you film this recipe, or do you know a video that shows it? Axelle watches it before adding it to the page.

Nothing is published before approval.

✏️ A mistake, an idea for this recipe? Suggest a correction

Reviews (0)

Rate this recipe Be the first to rate it!

Your rating

On our Facebook page

0 reactions · 0 comments

Comment on Facebook ↗