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Greek honey and walnut cake with walnut decoration and honey glaze
Exotic and special honey and walnut cake soaked in syrup

Greek Honey and Walnut Cake

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
This dessert is the more elegant, cake-shaped relative of the Greek 'Karydopita'. The flavours evoke the Mediterranean sunshine: the oily richness of walnuts, the floral sweetness of local honey, and the refreshing acidity of citrus meet within. In Greek cuisine, syrupy pastries have a great tradition; the secret is the meeting of hot cake and cold syrup (or vice versa), which ensures perfect absorption.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 35 mins
⌛ Total Time 55 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 420 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Greek

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Cake tin (22 cm)
  • Grinder (for walnuts)
  • Saucepan (for syrup)
  • Whisk

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Nuts (Walnuts)
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat the oven to 180°C, grease the tin.

Tip: Nut cakes are more prone to burning; you can line the bottom of the tin with baking parchment.
2 ✓

Mix the dry ingredients: flour, ground walnuts, baking powder, salt.

Tip: Due to the oil content of the walnuts, the cake will be moister and heavier.
3 ✓

Cream the butter with the sugar, add the eggs one by one, then the grated lemon zest and vanilla.

Tip: The essential oils of the lemon zest balance the richness of the walnuts.
4 ✓

Alternately mix the flour mixture and the cream into the batter.

Tip: The extra fat content of the double cream makes the dough creamy.
5 ✓

Bake for 30-35 minutes (skewer test). Let it cool to lukewarm.

Tip: It is good when the top is golden brown and springy.
6 ✓

For the glaze, warm the honey (do not boil!) and drizzle over the lukewarm cake.

Tip: Heating makes the honey fluid (decreases viscosity), so it can flow into the pores of the cake.
7 ✓

Decorate with whole walnuts and lemon zest. Let it stand for 30 minutes.

Tip: During the resting time, the honey permeates the cake.

Recipe FAQ

Can I use other nuts?
Absolutely! Pistachios or almonds work excellently in this recipe too.
Why didn't it absorb the syrup?
Either the cake or the syrup wasn't at the right temperature. One must always be hot and the other cold for the capillary action (absorption) to work.

Ingredients

  • 200 g Plain flour
  • 100 g Ground walnuts
  • 100 ml Honey (good quality)
  • 150 g Caster sugar
  • 100 g Butter (soft)
  • 4 pcs Eggs
  • 200 ml Double cream
  • 1 pkt Baking powder
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 pc Lemon zest
  • 50 g Walnut halves (for decoration)