Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups white sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups honey
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 cups strong brewed coffee
  • 2 cups almonds
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a two 8-inch baking dishes.
  • Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix honey into creamed butter-egg mixture.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda into a separate bowl. Slowly mix flour mixture, alternating with the coffee, into honey mixture until batter is just mixed. Fold almonds and raisins into batter; add orange zest, vanilla extract, and cinnamon into batter. Pour batter into the prepared baking dishes.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.