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

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

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