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Honey Apple Cake in a ring shape for Rosh Hashanah, drizzled with honey syrup

Honey & Apple Cake for Rosh Hashanah

A honey-sweetened apple cake baked in a ring tin and soaked in a honey syrup,made with Wilson's Extra Virgin Olive Oil for a sweet Rosh Hashanah.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Baking, Dessert
Cuisine: Jewish, South African
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the cake:
  • 250 ml Wilson's Extra Virgin Olive Oil plus extra for greasing
  • 200 g honey
  • 150 g brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • Zest and juice of 1 orange
  • 2 apples peeled, cored and grated
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 350 g cake flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • Pinch of salt
For the honey syrup:
  • 80 g honey
  • Juice of 1/2 orange
  • 1 tbsp water

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 170C. Grease a ring or Bundt tin generously with Wilson's Extra Virgin Olive Oil, making sure to get into every groove.
  2. Whisk together the Wilson's Extra Virgin Olive Oil, honey, brown sugar, eggs, and orange zest and juice until smooth.
  3. Stir in the grated apple, cinnamon and ginger.
  4. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt, then fold into the wet mixture until just combined.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared tin, smooth the top, and bake for 45 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  6. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes.
  7. Warm the honey syrup ingredients together in a small pot. Prick the top of the warm cake all over and spoon the syrup over slowly while it is still in the tin, letting it soak in.
  8. Turn the cake out once it has cooled completely.

Notes

Storage - keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days; the syrup keeps it moist for longer than most cakes. Make-ahead - this cake can be baked a day or two ahead, since the flavour deepens once the syrup has had time to soak in. Freezing - freezes well without the syrup for up to 2 months; add the syrup after thawing for the best texture. Serving suggestion - slice and serve with a little extra honey drizzled over and a bowl of apple slices alongside, in keeping with the tradition of apples and honey for a sweet new year.