Very moist cake often found at Greek food festivals
Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
12
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan. Combine flour
baking powder
salt
cinnamon and orange rind. Set aside.
Cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk
mixing just until incorporated. Stir in walnuts.
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 the cake to cool while you make the honey syrup.
To make the honey syrup: Combine honey
1 cup sugar
and water in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice
bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
Cut cake into diamond shapes and poor honey syrup over the cake.
