Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2005

I've made this cake on several occasions and it was a hit each time. My only recommendation is to spare the honey dressing - if you use all that is recommended, you'll end up with honey soup with cake in it. I typically use about half of what is prepared.

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bexieq

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2001

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

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TRIANA

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2006

This recipe was easy! I increased the amount of cinnamon to 1 tsp. The flavors remind me of baklava. 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!

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always_hungry

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: North Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2003

I love this easy to make cake that I found here on this website. The first time I made it my husband said it tasted just like the cake him mother used to make! What better compliment? (His mother was an outstanding greek cook!)

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LINDAKOKINOS

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2011

this came out just as amazing as I thought it would! I added lemon zest instead of orange. I cut the syrup recipe by half and I used mostly honey and about a quarter of the white sugar. Added like 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the syrup and it is just amazing!!!!! I used a round pan and it looks just like the main picture :) this will be made OFTEN!!! I just ate 4 pieces!! ***** This is an update!! this third time making this I decided to use honey instead of the sugar in the cake itself since the name is Honey Cake, not granulated sugar cake... it was so moist from this that I didn't need to add the milk. For the syrup I used about a cup of honey with like 5 tablespoons (a splash) of orange juice and one tablespoon of sugar and it is so good!! the best one yet!

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amanda04

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Henderson, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2006

I brought this to a Greek themed dinner. It was abig hit and easy to make. I only had a 1/2 cup of honey so I halved the syrup. I think it would have been way too sweet with the whole recipe. Very tasty.

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KATHICOOKS

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Madison, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2001

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.

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KIMBELINAK

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

I'm a tough grader -especially on desserts -but this was very good. My parents and I just returned from a trip to Greece, so I decided to do a Greek dinner; my parents loved it. Also, we thought it was better once cooled and great the next day.

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Emily

Reviewed: May 21, 2003

This was a good cake and I enjoyed the simplicity, but probably won't resort to this again as a substitute for baklava. I used whole wheat flour and pecans and added a splash of vanilla extract to the eggs since I didn't have the orange zest. The cake was moist and had good flavor. Nice to make when you don't have much time. Thanks for sharing Jan.

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JOSIE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

I made this for a greek dinner party I was giving. This was such an easy recipe and tasted so wonderful. There was not a crumb left after the dinner party!

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