Greek Honey Cake

Ingredients

350 gr sugar
240 ml honey
180 ml water
5 ml lemon juice
170 gr butter
3 eggs
60 ml milk
130 gr flour
7 gr baking powder
1 gr salt
1 gr cinnamon
2 gr orange rind
120 gr walnuts

Instructions

SYRUP: Combine sugar, honey, and water in a saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes. Add lemon juice, boil 2 minutes. Cool. (Do not cut the syrup recipe in half. You really do want to use this much syrup on this small cake) CAKE: Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and orange rind. Blend dry ingredients and nuts into creamed mixture. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 9 baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven until golden and tests done with a wooden pick (about 40 minutes). Cool 10 minutes. Cut into diamond shapes. Pout honey syrup over cake. ----