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Greek Honey Cake

SUBMITTED BY: RUMOUR      PHOTO BY: Melindoir

"Very moist cake, often found at Greek food festivals."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  40 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 10 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 1 - 9 inch square cake
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
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  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup honey
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and orange rind. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in the walnuts.
  3. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool for 15 minutes, then cut into diamond shapes. Pour honey syrup over the cake.
  4. For the Honey Syrup: In a saucepan, combine honey, 1 cup sugar and water. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2003 by TRIANA
excellent quick cake .. just used fresh honey and and lemon juice for syrup.. dont like to boil honey, and cuts down sweetness by a cup off sugar

12 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2003 by KIMBELINAK
This was great! I served it for my book club and it was a huge hit. I omitted the nuts and it was still good. Tastes like baklava.

5 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Oct. 3, 2006 by always_hungry
This recipe was easy! Unfortunately, I had to do without the orange zest and the lemon juice because I didn't have any on hand, but it still tasted good. I also increased the amount of cinnamon to 1 tsp. I agree with others who said that it tastes like baklava. I only used 3/4 of the syrup because I was worried that the cake would be soggy. The syrup was a little too sweet for my liking. Next time, I might reduce the amount of honey and sugar in half. This one is a keeper!

4 users found this review helpful


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Cooking Level: Expert
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 426

  • Total Fat: 19.5g
  • Cholesterol: 85mg
  • Sodium: 217mg
  • Total Carbs: 62.4g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.1g
  • Protein: 4.5g

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