Greek "baklava" Walnut Honey-glazed Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2-1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup honey
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (second-lowest oven rack).
• 2 butter a 9-inch square glass baking pan.
• 3 in a bowl combine flour with baking powder, salt, cinnamon and orange zest; set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl cream butter together with 1 cup sugar until fluffy (about 3-4 minutes, no sugar granules should remain).
• 5 add in eggs and vanilla and beat well to combine.
• 6 add in flour mixture alternately with milk mixing until just combined.
• 7 stir in walnuts.
• 8 transfer to prepared baking pan.
• 9 bake for about 40-45 minutes or until cake tests done.
• 10 cool for about 20 minutes then slice into diamond shapes.
• 11 drizzle the honey glaze over the slices.
• 12 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.
• 13 add in lemon juice and continue to boil for 2 minutes.
• 14 drizzle over cake.