3/4 c. strong cold coffee
1 c. orange juice
3/4 c. oil
8 oz. honey
3 eggs, mixed first
1 tbsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. unbleached white flour
2 heaping tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. raisins

Mix coffee, orange juice, oil, honey, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Combine all dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well. Blend in raisins. Grease a tube pan and bake in a 350 degrees preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until browned and set.

Honey cakes are usually eaten on the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) to signify our hope for a "sweet New Year."