1,001 Nights Cake

EdsGirlAngie's Note:

A delicious Arabian honey treat, and very quick and easy to prepare. The cake is buttery-eggy, and the topping is a chewy confection of butter, sugar, honey, almonds and cinnamon; Ed compares the topping to pecan pie, but it's much more caramelized and toothsome.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 cake

• 5 tablespoons butter
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup flour , plus
• 1 tablespoon flour

Topping

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 1⁄3; cup honey
• ½ cup slivered almond
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Butter a 8"x8" square glass baking dish.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
3. Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla together until the color"lightens" slightly; add melted butter and mix well.
4. Combine the flour and baking powder, then add to the egg mixture; mixing gently but thoroughly.
5. Pour into the prepared dish and bake 12 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, prepare the topping by melting the butter in a small saucepan, then adding the sugar, honey, almonds and cinnamon.
7. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened a bit (it doesn't need to reach a particular temperature).
8. After the 12 minutes of baking, take cake out of the oven (it will look a lot like custard at this point) and gently pour the topping onto the cake.
9. Return cake to the oven and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes.

Reviews

[Caramelized]

I am having a grill party tonight and i thought it was interesting

[Liara]

We loved this! I wasn't really in the mood to make anything complicated and this was great. I did mess it up a little...pouring gently is something I'm not good at apparently, so there was crater in the middle...lol. I found it easier to spoon the syrup over. I've even got suggestions to try using cardamom or cloves next time. So you know there'll be a few next times. Thanks!

[Halalmom]

Not a rating yet for this wonderful cake??? I simply love this, made this three times, always perfect. Soft, sweet... perfect treat for a lazy afternoon. Or morning. And very quick. Just perfect!!