Name: Baklava Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: granulated sugar: 3/4 cups; canola oil: 1/2 cup; orange zest: 1 teaspoon; eggs: 3 large; milk: 1/4 cup; pecans: 1 cup; ground cinnamon: 1 teaspoon; all purpose flour: 1 cup; baking powder: 1.5 teaspoons; salt: 1/4 teaspoon; honey: 1 cup; granulated sugar: 1 cup; cold water: 3/4 cup; lemon juice: 1 teaspoon; orange zest: 1 teaspoon; cinnamon stick: 1 whole

Bursting with baklava like syrup goodness, this Greek style honey cake will satisfy your cravings.

50 minutes
Serves 9
Easy

Ingredients

3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon orange zest
3 large eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 cup pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup all purpose flour
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup honey
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup cold water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 whole cinnamon stick

Directions

A blend between a traditional Greek honey cake and the flavors of baklava, this cake was inspired when I couldn’t find phyllo dough and did not have the time to make it from scratch. A simple, single bowl cake with a quick honey syrup soak turns this deceptively easy cake into a burst of flavors.

Love gulab jamun? You can recreate the flavors here as well by substituting pecans with pistachios or almonds, replace the cinnamon and nutmeg with 1/2 teaspoon cardamom, omit the orange zest and add 1 teaspoon of rosewater to the syrup.

Steps

1 Done	Prepare the cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 inch square pan. In a large bowl, mix 3/4 cups sugar, canola oil, eggs, and orange zest until well combined. Measure out a cup of pecans and blitz them until fine. Pour into the mixture and stir to incorporate. Add the remaining dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Pour into the cake pan and bake 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
2 Done	Prepare the honey syrup While the cake is baking, combine all syrup ingredients into a pot over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Turn down to low heat and simmer 5 - 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit until cake is out of the oven. Note: You can omit the orange zest and cinnamon stick as the flavors will come through from the cake, but this adds an extra kick!
3 Done	Allow the cake to cool for ten minutes and then strain the honey syrup of any solids and slowly pour over cake. It will take a moment for the cake to absorb all of the syrup, so if you pour all of it right away it may spill over! Let cake come to room temperature before cutting. Serve warm or cold!