Melachino ( Greek Wedding Cake)

Submitted by Larlisa Crews

"My mother makes this in a bundt cake pan for Christmas.A very moist,dense cake."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mace
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lemon juice

• Glaze

• 1 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 5 -6 tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon juice

directions

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. Add milk alternately with sifted dry ingredients.
4. Stir in lemon juice.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
6. While cake is still hot drizzle with glaze.

Reviews

[Carob]

This is a great recipe. I thought the glaze would make it too sweet- it seemed as it was so much. I was wrong, it gave a nice sweet finish to the cake, It was scrumptious. My 10 year old nephew even thought it was terrific. I might have been generous with the spices,but it only added to it.Yum