boufa06
Executive Chef
ALBANIAN WALNUT CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/3 cup yoghurt (not strained)
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup walnuts - lightly toasted and chopped
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsps grated lemon rind
Lemon Glaze:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 cup lemon juice
Method:
1. In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Then add eggs one by one.
2. Mix yoghurt with buttermilk.
3. Add sifted dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternating with the yoghurt mixture. Stir in lemon and walnuts.
4. Transfer to a greased 9x13-in pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C/350 degrees F for about 40 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, prepare glaze by combining all ingredients in a saucepan. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes or until the syrup is of a relatively thick consistency.
6. Pour the glaze over the cake and leave it in the warm oven (already turned off) for a few minutes before cutting into squares.
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/3 cup yoghurt (not strained)
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup walnuts - lightly toasted and chopped
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsps grated lemon rind
Lemon Glaze:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 cup lemon juice
Method:
1. In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Then add eggs one by one.
2. Mix yoghurt with buttermilk.
3. Add sifted dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternating with the yoghurt mixture. Stir in lemon and walnuts.
4. Transfer to a greased 9x13-in pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C/350 degrees F for about 40 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, prepare glaze by combining all ingredients in a saucepan. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes or until the syrup is of a relatively thick consistency.
6. Pour the glaze over the cake and leave it in the warm oven (already turned off) for a few minutes before cutting into squares.