GREEK HONEY CAKE
Very moist cake, often found at Greek food festivals.
Provided by Jan O'Leary Merzlak
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek
Time 1h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 423.3 calories, Carbohydrate 62.3 g, Cholesterol 77.4 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 196.3 mg, Sugar 53 g
GREEK HONEY CAKE
A Greek cake that tastes a little like the much more complicated Greek dessert, baklava. Posted for ZWT #6.
Provided by CaliforniaJan
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.1, Fat 19.4, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 77.7, Sodium 217.7, Carbohydrate 62.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 52.7, Protein 4.5
GREEK "BAKLAVA" WALNUT HONEY-GLAZED CAKE
I have made this cake many times in the past and always receive raves reviews all around, it's a buttery cake loaded with walnuts then soaked in honey syrup, trust me you will love this cake!
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (second-lowest oven rack).
- Butter a 9-inch square glass baking pan.
- In a bowl combine flour with baking powder, salt, cinnamon and orange zest; set aside.
- In a large bowl cream butter together with 1 cup sugar until fluffy (about 3-4 minutes, no sugar granules should remain).
- Add in eggs and vanilla and beat well to combine.
- Add in flour mixture alternately with milk mixing until just combined.
- Stir in walnuts.
- Transfer to prepared baking pan.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until cake tests done.
- Cool for about 20 minutes then slice into diamond shapes.
- Drizzle the honey glaze over the slices.
- For the honey glaze; in a saucepan combine honey, 1 cup sugar and water; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Add in lemon juice and continue to boil for 2 minutes.
- Drizzle over cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 634.2, Fat 30, SaturatedFat 11.6, Cholesterol 103.6, Sodium 290.6, Carbohydrate 89.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 76.1, Protein 7
GREEK HONEY & LEMON CAKE WITH A TWIST
This is such a fantastic cake!! Golden brown and slightly crispy on the outside, bright yellow and moist on the inside. The combination of lemon and honey flavours in the cake is really great. The sesame seeds give it a added twist to it. From the Cookbook Desserts by Rosemary Wilkinson. PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS RECIPE, I HAVE MESSED IT UP SOMEHOW AND I CAN'T SOLVE IT. SO SORRY.
Provided by KitchenManiac
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 16 slices
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F Lightly grease and line a 7 1/2 inch square deep cake tin.
- Place margarine/butter and 3 tablespoon honey in a saucepan and heat gently till melted.
- Reserve 1 tablespoon lemon juice, stir in the rest with lemon rind and milk.
- Combine both the lemon mixture and butter mixture together.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and nutmeg, add to the wet mixture.
- Add the semolina flour into the mixture.
- Fold egg whites evenly into the mixture.
- Spoon into cake tin and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 25-39 minutes, till golden brown.
- Mix the reserved honey and lemon juice and drizzle over the cake while it is still warm.
- Cool in the tin, then cut into fingers to serve.
GREEK CITRUS HONEY CAKE
Provided by Food Network
Yield 6-8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sift dry ingredients together. In medium bowl, beat olive oil, gradually adding honey. Alternately fold in dry ingredients and juices, using about a fourth each time. Pour into oiled and floured 9-inch round cake pan. Bake about 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool completely on rack before removing from pan. Dust with sugar. Serve with fresh fruit if desired.
GREEK HONEY CAKE
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Combine dry dry ingredients and 1/4 cup of the nuts. Add to butter and sugar mixture alternating with buttermilk. Pour into 10" springform pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 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.
TISHPISHTI (GREEK HONEY CAKE)
Posted in response to a request. I found this recipe in a cookbook called "Jewish Cookery from Boston to Baghdad" by Malvina W. Liebman. The blurb there stated: "One of the most nostalgic and best known of Yiddish folksongs in Rozinkes mit Mandles (Raisins and almonds) and it has to do with a widow who is rocking her only son to sleep. Her lullaby predicts that he will earn his living by peddling raisins and almonds".
Provided by Oolala
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 3 dozen pieces, 12-15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Put into a saucepan and bring to a boil the margarine, coffee, brandy, honey, sugar, cinnamon, allspice.
- When the mixture has boiled, remove from the heat and stir in the four mixture to form a smooth batter.
- Fold in the raisins and chopped almonds .
- Pour into a well greased 9 X 13 inch baking pan.
- Press the dough evenly into the pan and score with a sharp knife into about 3 dozen diamond shaped pieces.
- Press an almond into each piece and bake in a preheated, 350 degree F. oven, for about 40 minutes.
- Do not permit cake to dry out.
- Cool for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring the sugar, water, honey, and brandy to a quick boil; stir and remove from the heat.
- Add the lemon juice and orange blossom water.
- With a sharp knife, cut through the hot cake in the score marks.
- Spoon the syrup over the cake so that it is well covered and is absorbed between the pieces and around the edges.
- Return to the warm oven for 5 minutes; remove and let cool.
- Let stand overnight so that the flavor and texture can mellow.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 822.4, Fat 21.7, SaturatedFat 3.2, Sodium 580.3, Carbohydrate 146.2, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 109.3, Protein 7.6
GREEK ALMOND-HONEY CAKE
A traditional honey cake using almond meal instead of flour or semolina. Like many greek cakes, it is further enriched by a honey syrup, making it very rich. Greeks don't have a dessert like this after a meal - that would be too much of a good thing. Rather, we would have it with a cup of coffee in the early evening, after our afternoon siesta.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make the syrup first: bring 1 1/2 cups honey and 1 1/2 cups orange juice to a boil in a saucepan.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 5 min.
- Skim surface of syrup for any froth that may form.
- Allow syrup to cool.
- For cake: Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter a 9 X 13 inch baking dish well.
- Sift together almond flour and baking soda.
- Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until you have a stiff meringue.
- Combine egg yolks, honey, yoghurt, almonds, orange juice concentrate, and orange zest.
- Stir into dry ingredients.
- Gently fold in 1/4 of meringue mixture to lighten almond batter, and then fold in the rest.
- It is OK to have a few white streaks.
- Pour batter into baking pan.
- Scatter blanched, slivered almonds over top.
- Bake until top is golden, about 45 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Pour syrup over hot cake.
- Poke cake gently with a toothpick to help cake absorb syrup.
- Serve when cake is cool and syrup has been absorbed.
- This cake is great served with a dollop of very lightly-sweetened whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 365.1, Fat 12.9, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 74.8, Sodium 201.5, Carbohydrate 63.1, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 60.8, Protein 4.9
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