What started out as a very small Tel Aviv business 20 years ago, Biscotti Bakery is now a booming catering business with a staff of 200 workers and future plans to become an Israeli café chain. Now located in Bnei Brak, just east of the big city, they are committed to using high-quality ingredients to make their mark on the Israeli pastry shop scene. To replicate their famous apple streusel-topped honey cake at home this Rosh Hashanah, just follow this recipe, which we took straight from the head chefs.
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Apple Streusel Honey Cake
It’s easy to see how this cake became one of Biscotti Bakery’s most popular bakes. Bonus: It’s ready in under an hour.
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4-8
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup +1 ½ tbsp honey
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup strong fruit tea, brewed and cooled
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 green apple, peeled and sliced for garnishing the unbaked cake
For the streusel topping:
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup cold butter, cut into cubes
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- pinch cinnamon
- pinch salt
Instructions
- To make the topping: In a food processor, blend all the ingredients together in short pulses until you get a coarse crumb. Transfer the crumbs to a sealed container, and chill until use.
- To make the cake: Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whip eggs with the sugar until the mixture becomes thick and triples in size.
- Add the oil and mix to combine, then add the honey and do the same.
- In a medium bowl, combine the spices flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add to the eggs mixture, and add the cooled tea. You can also add fresh peeled and chopped apples or pears, or cherries to the batter at this stage if you wish.
- Pour into two loaf pans and top with a light layer of streusel and 12-13 apple slices in vertical line down the center. Bake for about 40 minutes. Cake is done when a toothpick comes out dry, with a few moist crumbs attached.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Israeli
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what size of loaf pan please
Baking tomorrow
Yes, please. I made two regular loaf pans and the streusel and apples sank into the cake!!
I am hungry
The photo looks like a longer pan than a 9×5″ loaf pan. Do I divide the apple slices on too between the two? 6-7 each?