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DESSERT
Ina Garten Cooking for Jeffrey (p. 210)
Vegetable oil - 1 cup
All-purpose flour - 4 cups
Granulated sugar - 1 1⁄2 cups
Honey - 1 cup
Light brown sugar - 1⁄2 cup
Eggs - 3
Oranges - 2
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Baking powder - 1 tbl
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Ground cinnamon - 4 tsp
Ground cloves - 1⁄2 tsp
Ground allspice - 1⁄2 tsp
Ground ginger - 1⁄2 tsp
Hot coffee - 1 cup
Bourbon - 1⁄4 cup
Blanched sliced almonds - 1⁄42cup
Eggs - bring to room temperature
Oranges - zest to yield 2 tsp, juice to yield 1/2 cup
Coffee - make coffee to yield 1 cup, keep hot until ready to use
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9-inch angel food cake pan with a nonremoveable bottom with oil, line the bottom with parchment paper, then oil and flour the pan with 1⁄4 cup flour.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the oil, granulated sugar, honey, brown sugar, eggs, orange zest and vanilla on medium speed for one minute. In another bowl, sift togeher 3 3⁄4 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, 1 tsp salt, cloves, allspice and ginger and blend.
Combine the coffee, orange juice, and bourbon in a 2 cup glass measuring cup. With the mixer on low, alternate adding the flour and liquid mixtures to the oil-sugar mixture in thirds, beginning and ending with flour, until combined. Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Don't worry; the batter will be very liquid.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Rap the pan 5 times on the counter to get rid of any bubbles in the batter. Sprinkle the top with the almonds. Bake in the center of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely, then remove from the pan and place almond side up on a flat serving plate. Serve at room temperature.