Spicy Honey Cake
(Wuerziger Honigkuchen — Germany)

Ingredients

• 6 ounces honey
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• Zest from a half lemon, ground
• 1 pound all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• Whole blanched almonds (for decoration)

Instructions

1. Bring honey to a boil, let cool.
2. Add eggs, sugar and spices to cooled honey, beat well.
3. Add the flour mixed with baking powder, one spoon full at a time.
4. Roll dough onto lightly greased baking sheet. If sticky, dust with some flour. Mark 2 inch squares with the back of a knife. Place an almond in the middle of each square.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes.
6. For glaze, boil 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons water for one minute. Brush onto still-warm cake. Let cool.
7. Cut cake into squares and store in airtight canister or tin.