Spelt Honey Cakes

Honey cake is traditionally made and served for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and symbolises hope for a sweet year ahead. One Passover the conversation turned to honey cake and a fellow guest, Karen, gave me the first incarnation of this recipe. It was originally made with only golden syrup, but for the bakery I decided it ought to follow tradition. That first year when the planning and baking for pretty much all festivals and events happened a matter of days before, there was very li