Honey Orange Cake

This honey cake is delicious! It has a hint of citrus and crunchy walnuts for texture. Honey cake is a traditional desert for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, but I love this cake all year round. You can also add some coffee or bourbon in place of a few tablespoons of the orange juice for a few different variations!

4 Eggs
1 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Canola Oil
1 C. Honey
1 tbs. Orange Zest
1 C. Orange Juice
2 1/2 C. Flour
3 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 C. Chopped Walnuts

Preheat oven to 350'.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and honey together at a high spead until light in color-approximately 5 minutes. Add in orange zest. Sift together dry ingredients and at a low speed add them into the batter alternating with the orange juice -I usually do this in about four parts. When the batter is smooth, fold in chopped walnuts.

Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Pour half the batter into each, and place in the middle of the preheated oven. Bake for 1 hour at 350'. After 1 hour, turn down the heat to 325' and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

-Enjoy for a sweet New Year!