AUSTRALIAN HONEY CAKE

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cloves
2 tbsp cocoa
1 cup self rising flour
1 cup flour
1 cup boiling water

VARIATIONS:

1/2 tsp mixed spices
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). For convection oven, preheat to 350 degrees F. (180 degrees C.)

Mix eggs with sugar.

Add remaining ingredients in the following order: oil, honey, soda, cloves, cocoa and flour.

Lastly, add boiling water.

Bake for 1 to 1-1/4 hours.

After about 1/2 hour, lower heat to 350 degrees F. (180 deg. C.)

For last 10 to 15 minutes, lower heat to 325F (300F if using a convection).

NOTES:

It is a wonderfully aromatic and deliciously moist cake, and keeps very well stored in an air-tight cake tin.