Grandma Rose's Honey Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup strong brewed coffee
• 1 3/4 cups honey
• 4 eggs
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2/3 cup raisins

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 300 degrees; generously grease and flour two 9x5 loaf pans.

2. 2

   In a large1-quart saucepan, combine the coffee and honey and bring to a boil; let cool.

3. 3

   In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg; stir in the oil and brown sugar.

4. 4

   In another large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger.

5. 5

   Stir in the nuts and raisins; (the recipe said that Grandpa Sid always said, "Not enough nuts!" so Grandma always put extra in---smile).

6. 6

   Alternately stir the dry flour mixture and the wet honey mixture into the egg mixture.

7. 7

   Pour the batter into the loaf pans and bake for 70 minutes or until the cakes are springy to the touch.

8. 8

   Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn onto wire cooling racks to cool.

9. 9

   Wrap tightly in foil and let sit for 24 hours, so that the flavor of the honey has time to develop.