Ukrainian Christmas Honey Cake Medivnyk

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs, separated
• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 cups cake flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 300-f degrees.
• 2 generously grease and lightly flour two loaf pans, and set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, prepare the batter: cream the butter and sugar together with a hand-held mixer until light and creamy.
• 4 add egg yolks, one at a time, and continue to beat the mixture after each additional yolk is incorporated.
• 5 add the honey and sour cream and mix again.
• 6 beat the eggs whites in a small mixing bowl until stiff peaks form.
• 7 sift together the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• 8 fold the flour mixture and the egg whites, alternating each mixture (flour and then egg whites), into the cake batter.
• 9 fold in the raisins and walnuts.
• 10 pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
• 11 bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• 12 remove the cakes from the pans and place on a wire rack to cool.
• 13 slice and serve slightly warm.
• 14 serves 10 to 12.