Title: Medianyk (Honey Cake)
Categories: Cake Christmas Russian Ethnic Holiday
Yield: 10 Servings
| 4 | oz | Butter |
| 4 | lg | Eggs |
| 14 | oz | Honey |
| 14 | oz | Unbleached All-Purpose Flour ; 3 Cups |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground Ginger |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground Nutmeg |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground Cloves |
| 1 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 2 | ts | Baking Powder |
Cream the butter and separate the eggs. Add the room temperature yolks,
one at a time, to the butter and beat well. Mix in the honey. Sift the
flour, baking powder, and spices twice and add to the butter mixture. Whip
the egg whites until stiff. Fold a little of the egg whites into the
batter, then add the rest of them, folding them gently into the batter.
Pour the batter into a guttered and floured loaf pan. Bake in a preheated
350 Degrees F. oven until firm on top and a toothpick inserted in the
center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool, in the pan, for 10 minutes,
then remove and finish cooling on a wire rack.