The thing I love the most about staying at other peoples places is looking through their cook books. It's always great getting fresh ideas and seeing what your besties are into.  

This recipe actually came from one of my Dad books and was just what we needed for a spring afternoon tea. It's perfect on it's own but even more delicious with a dollop of cream!

Look the complete book up at your local library Monday Morning Cooking Club: The Food, the Stories, the Sisterhood (2011 Hardie Grant; 2013 Harper Collins (second edition, softcover)): Its a delicious book about a group of Sydney Jewish women who came together to share recipes and talk about food. 

Gina's Hair Raising Honey Cake

Serves 12, Preo Time 12min, Cook Time 1hr

Ingredients

25g dry breadcrumbs
375ml hot tap water

Dry Mixture

225g plain flour
225g self raising flour
1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
40g cocoa powder

Wet Mixture

Method

Pre heat oven to 180 degrees.

Grease a 26cm by 10cm angle cake tin. Sprinkle the base and sides with breadcrumbs, tipping out any excess. 

Mix all of the dry ingredients together and sift. Mix all of the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl until well combined. Mix the dry mixture into the wet mixture alternating with hot water until combined. 

Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake for an hour or until cooked. Allow the cake to cool before taking it out of the tin.