For a seemingly simple bake, honey cake is surprisingly difficult to get right. Every year someone emails or calls to ask me the secret to getting this Ashkenazi Rosh Hashanah staple right. Here are my five top tips for lovely lekach: For the record, my favourite honey cake remains .
It's soft, sweet and won't leave you gagging for a glass of water. Good luck with whichever honey cake you attempt this year. May they all be light, well risen but moist and as sweet as the new year to come.
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