Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Greek Honey & Lemon Cake

Ingredients
40g margarine
4tbsp clear honey
1 lemon, rind and juice
150ml milk
150g plain flour
1.5tsp baking powder
0.5tsp grated nutmeg
50g semolina
2 egg whites
2tsp sesame seeds

Method
1.  Preheat oven to 200°C - lightly oil a 19cm square deep cake tin and line base with greaseproof paper.
2.  Place margarine and 3tbsp honey in a saucepan and heat gently until melted - reserve 1tbsp of lemon juice, then stir in the rest with the rind and milk.
3.  Sift together the flour, baking powder and nutmeg - beat into the milk mixture together with the semolina.
4.  Whisk the egg whites into soft peaks and fold evenly into the mixture.
5.  Spoon into tin - sprinkle with sesame seeds - bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown on top.
6.  Mix reserved honey and lemon juice and drizzle over the cake while still warm - cool in tin, cut into fingers to serve.

Status
Not tried yet.

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