Greek Honey Cake

This Greek honey cake recipe yields a very moist cake, often found at Greek food festivals.

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar, divided
• ¾ cup water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Combine honey, 1 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice; bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool while you prepare the cake.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, orange zest, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
4. Beat remaining 3/4 cup sugar and butter together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with milk, beating just until incorporated; stir in walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
6. Remove cake from oven and poke holes over the surface with a toothpick. Slowly ladle the cooled honey syrup over cake. For best results, set cake aside for 4 to 6 hours to cool and absorb the syrup before slicing and serving.