Let This Honey Cake Impress You

Honey cake is to Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, as fruitcake is to Christmas, a routine necessity. But in the hands of Alessandra Altieri Lopez, director of chef Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery, it’s a rich, moist and deeply flavored confection. The impressive cake is made with oil, not butter, and also contains orange and coffee.

You might consider buying an extra to freeze; it would not be out of place for Thanksgiving or other holiday meals.