Pine Nut, Honey and Lemon Cake

Name: Pine Nut, Honey and Lemon Cake
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes: 8-portion cake
Cuisine: Greece
Ingredients: 120 g / 4 oz butter; 60 g / 2 oz golden caster sugar; 60 g / 2 oz Greek honey; 1 lemon, finely grated zest; 2 eggs; 120 g / 4 oz self-raising flour; 60 g / 2 oz ground almonds; 75 g / 2½ oz pine nuts

Preparation info

Makes:
8
-portion cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

Dark amber-coloured honey from Greece imparts its unique resinous flavour to this nut cake.

Ingredients

120 g / 4 oz butter
60 g / 2

Europe
Greece
Cake
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Beat the butter with the sugar and honey until light and smooth. Gradually mix in the lemon zest and the eggs. Stir in the flour and ground almonds. Reserve 1 tablespoon of pine nuts and stir the rest into the mixture.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin, smooth level and scatter the res