GREEK HONEY CAKE

GREEK HONEY CAKE image

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1 cup flour
1/2 cup nuts(almonds, pistachios, walnuts in any combination),chopped
HONEY SYRUP:
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup water
1 T lemon juice
zest of 1/2 lemon

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.