Walnut Honey Cake

Fall came in like a lion and there is no denying it. It seems like the temperatures have dropped over night considerably and the trees are now starting to show hints of gold and maroon.  I am currently shopping for long johns as fall is definitely much different here in Germany than it is back home in Atlanta. I wasn't expecting it to be the same as it is still 85 degrees in Atlanta, but I was looking forward to at least a couple of weeks of 70 degree weather where one could put on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and call it good. I think layers and long johns is going to be the key to surviving this winter. I am such a wimp and it is beyond funny because I grew up in Alaska. Anyway, did you have a good weekend? We did! We went to Saalburg and Hanau, but since this post is about Walnut Cake I will tell you more about those places later this week. Do you ever test a recipe before you take it to someones house or serve it to quest? I do! At the end of this month we are going to go to dinner at my husbands boss house and I want to bring a dessert. The recipe for this cake comes from my friend Tina who is totally amazing as she is not only a mom to three beautiful children, she is also a real estate agent, house flipper, runs her own on-line store for her finds at flee market and antique stores, photographer, and designer.  As she states in her post here, she used pecans as she now lives in south; however, I stuck with using Walnuts as the original recipe call for because they are much easier to find here in Germany. The cake is lovely and is a perfect fall recipe.

Walnut Cake

2 eggs, 1/2 cup of vegetable oil 3/4 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of milk or almond milk
Combine ingredients than in a separate bowl add 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 cup of flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. I added more cinnamon as I love the flavor so you can add more if you want. Than add 1/2 cup of walnuts. Add to the wet ingredients to the dry and than grease and flour a bundt pan or as is called for in the original recipe use a spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for up to 30 minutes or until dry in the center. In a separate pan combine a 1/2 cup of honey, 1/2 cup of water, 3Tablespoons of lemon juice, and the zest of one lemon.  In a sauce pan combine the ingredients and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes the syrup with start to thicken.  Once the cake is cooled poor over the top and dress the cake with additional chopped nuts.  Perfect with a scoop of ice cream or a side of whip cream.  The recipe is super easy to make! Enjoy!