Egg-Free Honey Cake

As someone who grew up in a very Jewish community, I was used to having honey cake to celebrate Jewish New Year, so I was intrigued to find out what a Gentile take on this sweet dish would taste like. Well unsurprisingly, it tastes like honey. What did surprise me, though, was the ingredients. Not only does this have very little sugar in it, but it has absolutely no eggs! It is more like a loaf cake than a regular cake, but it was also very delicious! The original recipe says to add honey 'to taste', and I went for two and a half tablespoons, but feel free to adjust that to suit your personal preferences, but do be aware that this will probably affect the texture slightly.

Here's the original recipe that I was working with:

Egg-Free Honey Cake
Bare Necessities:

1/2cup/115g/4oz Sugar
1cup/250ml/8fl.oz Sour Cream
2cups/200g/8oz Flour
1/2tsp Baking Soda/Bicarbonate of Soda
2 1/2tbsp Honey

1. Preheat the oven to 350F/175C.
2. Grease and line a loaf tin.
3. Mix together the sugar, honey and sour cream.
4. Stir in the flour and bicarbonate of soda and beat until fully combined.
5. Pour the mixture into the tin and pop in the oven for 30-45 minutes or until the cake is golden-brown and cooked through.
6. Slice up and enjoy!

Down Under Honey Raisin Bars

I'm back! After a very long hiatus, I am back with a vengeance, thanks for bearing with me guys. So a little disclaimer, for my Final Major Project at uni, I'm focusing on 'forgotten' vintage recipes, so I've found a bunch of them from various sources and I'm going to share the recipes here with you guys. Enjoy!

I'm not exactly sure what makes these bars Australian per say, other than the original recipe calling for the use of Australian butter, honey and raisins (I just used the honey and raisins that I had at home) but nevertheless, they are delicious. They are soft and sweet, and have no added sugar in them (other than the honey), which I think makes them kind of healthy. Not only that, but they freeze really well and you can then heat them up in the microwave when you want another piece.

Here is the recipe I was working from:

Down Under Honey Raisin Bars (makes approximately 12 bars)

Bare Necessities:
3oz/85g Butter
6tbsp Honey
3 Eggs
6oz/170g Self-Raising Flour
1/2tsp Salt (alternatively, use salted butter)
6oz/170g Raisins
4oz/113g Chopped Walnuts

1. Preheat the oven to 350F/175C/Gas mark 4.
2. Grease and line a baking tin.
3. Mix together the butter and honey.
4. Gradually add the eggs.
5. Gently fold in the flour and salt.
6. Stir in the raisins and nuts.
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Once cooled, cut into bars and enjoy!