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greek honey cake

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Recipe by
Phyllis R Pack
@kutahmama
Coram, NY

Every year for the Jewish New Year I made my grandmother's family recipe for honey cake. Last year I wanted to do something different and I found this recipe for Greek Honey cake . I served it to the family and it was an instant hit.

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yield 6 -8
prep time 35 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For greek honey cake

  • 1 c
    sugar-for honey syrup
  • 1 c
    honey-for honey syrup
  • 3/4 c
    water-for honey syrup
  • 1 tsp
    lemon juice for honey syrup
  • 3/4 c
    softened butter-for cake
  • 3/4 c
    sugar-for cake
  • 3
    eggs-for cake
  • 1/4 c
    milk-for cake
  • 1 c
    flour-for cake
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder-for cake
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt-for cake
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon-for cake
  • 1 tsp
    grated orange rind for cake
  • 1 c
    chopped walnuts for cake

How To Make greek honey cake

  • 1
    FOR SYRUP: combine sugar, honey and water in saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes.
  • 2
    Add lemon juice and boil two minutes. Set aside for later.
  • 3
    FOR CAKE: Combine flour, baking powder, salt, orange rind , cinnamon . Set aside
  • 4
    CAKE: Cream together, softened butter, sugar, eggs and milk.
  • 5
    CAKE: add dry ingredients to wet and mix well.
  • 6
    CAKE: mix in chopped walnuts (original recipe calls for chopped but I found them too heavy, so I grind them roughly in my mini food processor).
  • 7
    Pour into a greased 9 x 9 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown and tooth pick comes out dry when testing.
  • 8
    Allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes, cut top into diamond shapes, pour syrup all over cake making sure it saturates cake evenly. Allow to sit for a few hours, cut and enjoy.
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