HONEY CAKES

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  Honey Cakes

Ingredients
1/3 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

3 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. each: ground cloves

ground, cinnamon

ground cardamom

ground ginger

1-1/2 cups vegetable oil

8 large eggs

1 cup honey

1-1/2 cups warm water

4 cups rye flour

1/2 cup jam or preserve of your choice

Method
Grease and flour two 8 inches round baking pans. Combine all the ingredients except for the jam in a mixing bowl and mix with a spoon for a minute until all ingredients have been firmly mixed and then beat with an electric beater for 15 minutes. The batter should have large air bubbles; if no bubbles are present, beat for an additional 5 minutes. Allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes, and then pour into the prepared baking pans. Bake in a preheated 275° F. for 1 hour, until deep golden in color. Remove from the oven and allow to rest 10 minutes. Turn out on a cake rack and allow to cool. Place one cake on a serving plate and spread the jam or preserves on top. Top with the remaining cake