Honey Cake for a Sweet New Year

My fellow writer, talented friend, and poet from Montreal, Marcy Goldman, is the authority on Jewish baking in Canada. She has developed the first honey cake I have ever loved, in good part because it is moist, flavorful, and not too sweet. The cake is pareve (“without dairy”), which means it can be served following a meal that includes meat, according to kosher practice; however, if you are not serving