New Year Recipe

If it didn’t Bring you Joy,
Just Leave it Behind.

Let’s Ring in the New Year
With Good Things in Mind.

Let Every Bad Memory Go
That Brought Heartache and Pain.

And let’s Turn a New Leaf
With the Smell of New Rain.

Let’s Forget Past Mistakes
Making Amends for This Year.

Sending You These Greetings
To Bring you Hope and Cheer

Happy New Year!Honey Cake For a Sweet New Year

Happy New Year to everyone!

Honey Cake
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup honey (I used wildflower.)
1/2 cup strong coffee
2 tbsp oil (I used canola.)
3 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup citron, finely cut

Preheat oven to 300F. Line a 10 x 15 x 2 1/4" pan with waxed paper. (I used a lined 12x9" pyrex.)
Beat the eggs lightly. Add the sugar gradually and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Combine the honey and coffee and stir it into the oil. Blend the mixture into the eggs and sugar.
Sift the flour, baking powder, soda and spices together. Stir in the nuts, raisins and citron and blend the mixture into the egg mixture. Stir in the cognac and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake one hour. Cool and cut into squares.

Icing
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup Crisco
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups icing sugar

Cream the soft ingredients. Add the vanilla. Slowly mix in the icing sugar, tasting after each 1/2 cup.
Spread over cake.