Kovrizhka (honey Cake)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 150 g honey
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 50 g almonds
• ground cinnamon
• clove

Recipe

• 1 beat the egg and sugar together until light.
• 2 mix in the honey, cinnamon, cloves and baking soda.
• 3 gradually stir in the flour and beat the batter till blended.
• 4 brown 2 tbsp of sugar in a small saucepan.
• 5 to it, add 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp of water and bring to a boil.
• 6 add this to the batter with the honey to make the batter brown.
• 7 pour into a buttered baking pan that has been dusted with flour.
• 8 smooth the top and sprinkle the silvered almonds.
• 9 bake in a moderate oven for 15- 20 minutes.
• 10 after the cake cools, cut it into 2 layers and spread a filling of jam in between.
• 11 dust with icing sugar and serve.