Greek · Dessert
Walnut Spice Cake Bars
A Greek-inspired walnut spice cake bar, built on the flavours of karydopoulita and the classic walnut-honey cake tradition, with cinnamon, clove and orange zest running through a semolina-flecked crumb, finished with a warm honey syrup soak and crushed walnuts.
$1
15 minsPrep
24 minsCook
54 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
301Calories
5.5gProtein
17.4gFat
33.4gCarbs
17.7gSugar
2.2gFiber
124mgSodium
41mgChol
1.9gSat Fat
118mgPotassium
39mgCalcium
1.4mgIron
0.1mcgVitamin B12
2.4mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.1gAlcohol
Goes well with
Ouzo
local
Greek Coffee (Elliniko)
international
vegetarian
dairy-free
sweet-spot
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and grease a 10x10cm (4x4 inch) baking tin, lining the base with a strip of parchment.
2
Sift the flour, semolina, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves together into a bowl, then stir in the finely chopped walnuts.
3
In a separate bowl, whisk the sunflower oil, sugar and 10g honey until combined, then beat in the egg, orange zest, orange juice and brandy.
4
Fold the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined into a thick batter, being careful not to overmix.
5
Pour the batter into the prepared tin, spreading it level to the corners with a spatula.
6
Bake for 22-25 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean and the top springs back lightly.
7
While the cake bakes, warm the remaining 14g honey gently until runny.
8
As soon as the baked cake comes out of the oven, prick the surface a few times with a skewer and spoon the warm honey syrup evenly over the top.
9
Scatter the crushed walnuts over the syrup-soaked surface and leave in the tin on a wire rack to cool completely.
10
Once cool, lift out using the parchment and cut into 2 squares to serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 26g26g All Purpose Flour, sifted
- 8g8g Semolina, fine
- 2g2g Baking Powder
- 2g2g Cinnamon Ground
- 0.5g0.5g Cloves, ground
- 22g22g Walnut, finely chopped
- 14g14g Sunflower Oil
- 14g14g Sugar White
- 10g10g Honey
- 22g22g Egg, beaten
- 8g8g Orange, zested and juiced
- 6g6g Brandy, 9% alcohol retained
- 14g14g Honey, warmed, for syrup, syrup, 1
- 6g6g Walnut, crushed, for topping, garnish, 1
