The Jewish New Year is celebrated today, and this brings back memories of traditional foods, even to an agnostic such as me. One of the culinary traditions for this event, is to dip a slice of apple in honey, and eat it as a symbol for a sweet New Year. Plenty other sweet dishes are added to the table as well, in order to emphasize this hope for a sweet New Year.
The quick and easy “all in one bowl” cake I’ve created here, was inspired by this tradition. On top of the traditional apple/honey combination, I chose to spice up the cake with fresh and powdered ginger, which gave it wonderful sweet, yet pungent, flavor and aroma. To enhance the apple flavor, I substituted the white wine, which I usually use in such cakes, with hard apple cider. The cake turned out very tasty; moist and fragrant, and not overly sweet. Try it and enjoy. Happy and sweet New Year to all!
Makes: 20
Prep time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 55 minutes
Ingredients:
1 large crispy apple
1 piece of fresh ginger, about 2” (5 cm)
3 L eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/3 cup oil
2 Tbs honey (preferably orange blossom)
1 tsp vanilla paste
½ cup hard cider
2 cups flour
1 tsp ginger powder
1 Tbs baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1/3 cup golden raisins
For serving:
2 Tbs honey (preferably orange blossom)
¼ cup powdered sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Brush a 12 cup Bundt pan with soft butter or oil, and dust with a bit of flour. Turn the cake upside down and tap on in, to get rid of access flour. Place in the fridge until using.
2. Peel and core the apple, and dice it into small cubes. Measure 1 cup and set aside. Peel the ginger and chop it finely. Measure 1 Tbs and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar. Add the apple sauce, oil, honey, vanilla and hard cider and mix well. Add the flour, ginger powder, baking powder and salt, and mix. Add the raisins, diced apple and ginger and mix with a spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake for 55 minutes, or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost dry.
5. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, before carefully releasing it onto a serving plate (as you can see from the cracks in the cake, I wasn’t careful enough, but luckily, it survived…) Drizzle 1 Tbs of the honey over the cake and let cool completely before dusting it with powdered sugar. Drizzle the remaining 1 Tbs of the honey over it just before serving.
The cake looks very nice with a lovely texture to it and all the ingredients ones which I love 🙂
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Thank you Carol, I’m glad to know. I love these ingredients too, and it’s fun to make variations on the same theme. 🙂
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This cake looks divine! Honey & raisins sound so good in a cake.
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Thank you Colleen, I’m glad you liked the cake. It turned out even better than I expected. Definitely a keeper! 🙂
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Ronit, this causes me to pose a question. If I were to leave my wife of over 30 years, would you marry me? I would be in heaven having this served to me….
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lol Thast’s a bold offer! Though I was never good in long term relationships, I doubt I’d choose a man who would ditch his wife of over 30 years for a cake… 😉 😀 I say bake it and serve it to her with a big smile and some good Irish tea! 🙂
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Probably a better bet. I hope she doesn’t read this….
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Then you’ll need more than cake and tea! I’m thinking diamonds… 😀
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Too true.
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The moister cakes like this one are so much more interesting than the regulation layer cakes. I love the bite of ginger. I keep a small jar of grated ginger around and plop it into a lot of things.
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I too am partial to moist cakes, though I can be up for any type, as long as the cake is not overly sweet.
I’m also a big ginger fan, especially in tea. It works so well with apples, and added so much flavor and aroma to this cake. Highly recommended! 🙂
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Then you might like Prince of Peace Ginger Honey Crystals, which can be used as is as a “ginger” drink, or added to tea of your choice. Good both ways.
https://shop.popus.com/prince-of-peace-r-instant-ginger-honey-crystals-10ct.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwidPcBRCGARIsALM–eNHOAKofrbLgX1tWkGWWm0fQvIhALlTfTGbz7mkDkQs2NWE1Rv4QHoaAu8QEALw_wcB#.W5VVZ1InbOQ
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It’s a good item to have in the pantry. Thanks for the link! 🙂
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Lovely recipe
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Thank you! 🙂
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Love moist cakes. This one is a keeper. Happy New Year to you and yours.
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the cake. Happy New Year! 🙂
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Ha ha you got a proposal on your blog Ronit!! Well done, you’ve managed to make a guy swoon over your cake. I best hurry up and read the ingredients 🙂 It looks gorgeous 🙂
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lol Amazing what men will do for cake! 🙂
I’m glad you liked the recipe. The cake turned out so moist and tasty. Perfect to start a new year with. 🙂
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Happy and sweet New Year to all!
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Thanks for reblogging and linking. 🙂
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Your cake looks so moist and sounds delicious. Such a great choice of flavours for the fall season!
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Thank you Irene, I’m glad you liked the cake. It turned out so tasty and indeed so perfect for the season. 🙂
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This looks so perfect! Love the combination of flavours 🙂
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Thank you Linda, I’m glad you liked the cake. All the flavors worked so well together. This is definitely a keeper! 🙂
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Very nice! It looks so moist; I’m not fond of any baked good that’s dry.
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Thank you Mimi, I’m glad you liked the cake. I too prefer moist cakes, but will compromise on others when desperate! 🙂
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Hahahaha! That’s funny. I’m never desperate for sweets of any kind, but I have a serious problem with cheese…
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Oh, I have that too! 😀
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Yum!!!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Your ingredients’ list itself is very tempting Ronit…and love these moist kinda cakes💕
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Thank you Jyo, I’m glad you liked the cake. It turned out very moist and tasty. 🙂
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Happy New Year to you & your family. Nice to start the New Year with this lovely cake.
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Thank you Megala! It is indeed such a nice way to start a New Year. Best wishes to you and yours. 🙂
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Sounds wonderful and since you’re even getting marriage proposals over it, I’ll have to make it 😀👌
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lol It seems such homey dishes work best! Who knew?. 😀
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And happy new year 🎂
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Thank you! Sweet New Year to you and yours. 🙂
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Looks moist and delicious – perfect cake for any time of the year. I can my own unsweetened applesauce (grandma’s recipe) so I am always looking for new ways to use it 🙂
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Thank you Judi, I’m glad you liked the cake. The combination of apples, ginger and honey turned out so good.
I recall your post about applesauce. I’m sure the cake will turn even better with such high quality sauce. 🙂
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Get in my belly!!!!!!!
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lol Thank you Debbie, for a great compliment! 🙂
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Yum! Happy Rosh Hashanah!
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Thank you Bernice, I’m glad you liked the cake. Happy Rosh Hashanah to you too! 🙂
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Shanah tovah!
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Thank you! Shanah Tovah to you too! 🙂
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love the texture of this delicious cake!
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Thank you Nisha, I’m glad you liked the cake. It came out very moist and tasty. 🙂
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This looks delicious Ronit and interesting to see you use both fresh and powdered ginger – I thought using both in a cake could be too overpowering but obviously not!
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Thank you Laura, I’m glad you liked the cake. I indeed aimed at a strong ginger flavor and aroma. Ginger fans will enjoy it for sure, but the amount can be reduced for the less enthusiasts. 🙂
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I love moist cakes. This looks amazing!
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Thank you Antonia, I’m glad you liked the cake. It was very moist and tasty. 🙂
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The cake looks amazing..I love the apple chunks in the cake
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Thank you Lathiya, I’m glad you liked the cake. The chopped apples give it a very moist and tasty texture. 🙂
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Great Recipe and Best ingredients ❤
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Thank you Jyoti, I’m glad you liked the cake. It was very tasty. 🙂
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This looks sooooo delightful I must make this!!!
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the recipe and hope you’ll enjoy this tasty cake. 🙂
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Ohh…delicious!
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Thank you! 🙂
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You are welcome!
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Ah…A one bowl cake! Right up my alley. Looks delicious!
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Thank you, this cake was so tasty, and easy to make. I’m glad you like it. 🙂
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