Greek Honey Cake

A greek cake that tastes a little like the much more complicated greek dessert, baklava. Posted for zwt #6.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.

Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan.

Combine the flour , baking powder , salt , cinnamon and orange rind.

Set aside.

In a large bowl , cream together the butter and 3 / 4 cup sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs one at a time.

Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk , mixing just until incorporated.

Stir in the walnuts.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes , or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Allow to cool for 15 minutes , then cut into diamond shapes.

Pour honey syrup over the cake.

For the honey syrup: in a saucepan , combine honey , 1 cup sugar and water.

Bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes.

Stir in lemon juice , bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, orange zest, butter, white sugar, eggs, milk, walnuts, honey, water, lemon juice