GREEK HONEY & LEMON CAKE WITH A TWIST

Greek Honey & Lemon Cake with A Twist image

Provided by KitchenManiac

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 16 slices

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter (I prefer Butter)
4 tablespoons clear honey
1 lemon, juice and rind of
2/3 cup low-fat milk
1 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup semolina flour
2 egg whites, beaten till they form soft peaks
2 teaspoons sesame seeds

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.