Greek Honey Cake
Serve with sweetened whipped cream.Tastes best the next day when the honey has permeated the cake.
½ cup butter
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp cloves
1 cup flour
½ cup nuts(almonds, pistachios, walnuts in any combination),chopped
HONEY SYRUP:
½ cup honey
½ cup water
1 T lemon juice
zest of ½ lemon
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Combine dry dry ingredients and ¼ cup of the nuts. Add to butter and sugar mixture alternating with buttermilk. Pour into 10" springform pan. Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup nuts. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.Cool cake in the pan.
Bring syrup ingredients to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Slowly spoon honey syrup over the cake. Cover and let sit at least several hours to absorb all the syrup.
TO SERVE:Remove springform sides. Cut into wedges.Serve with sweetened whipped cream.
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- Recipe byEpicurious
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