Spiced Almond Cake

Ingredients

• soft butter (for the pan)
• soft flour (for the pan)
• 150 g honey
• 75 g brown sugar
• 100 ml milk
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp anise seeds
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp ground ginger
• 1 pinch salt
• 50 g dried fruit (e.g., cherries and apricots)
• 50 g shelled almonds
• 100 g rye flour
• 150 g wheat flour
• 1 untreated lemon (zest)
• 2 egg yolks

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C fan. Butter and flour a loaf pan.

2. 2.

   In a pot, combine honey (leaving 2 tbsp), sugar, and milk; warm while stirring and dissolve baking soda. Remove from heat. In a bowl mix anise, cinnamon, ginger, salt, chopped dried fruit, almonds, rye flour, and wheat flour. Add the milk mixture with lemon zest and egg yolks, knead into a smooth batter. Pour into the pan, level the surface, and bake for about 50 minutes (test with a skewer).

3. 3.

   Stir remaining honey with 2 tbsp warm water.

4. 4.

   Remove cake from oven, brush with honey solution, let cool, unmold, and slice.