Instructions: Preheat oven to 180C/350F degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch cake tin; line with grease proof paper; grease and flour paper.

In a large bowl combine flours, sugar, baking powder, bicarb of soda, ginger, cinnamon & allspice. Stir in chopped walnuts or almonds and sultanas if using. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, over medium-low heat, heat honey with coffee until warm and remove from heat. Stir in bourbon, brandy or water.

In a large bowl, beat eggs with vegatble oil until well blended. Beat in ginger preserve or stem ginger. Alternately, in 3 or 4 batches, stir warm honey mixture and flour mixture into the beaten egg mixture until well blended.

Pour mixture into prepared tin. Bake until a skewer inserted in centre comes out with just a few crumbs attached and top springs back whien gently pressed with finger, I hour. Remove tin to wire rack and cool completely.

Turn out cake on to a rack and then back on to serving plate, so that cake is right side up. Dust with icing sugar or, if you do not mind a sticky cake, brush with slightly heated honey, and cut into squares to serve.

Hopes this helps you to have a sweet new year.

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