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Byzantine Spice Cake

Here's how you make Byzantine Spice Cake
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  • Servings: 12-16
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 12-16 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup oil (canola oil)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup yogurt, plain, Greek (or sour cream)
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
  • TOPPING (Honey Syrup)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup honey
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.

  • Step 2: Beat oil and sugar together. Add eggs and half of the yogurt. Mix well.

  • Step 3: Mix baking soda into orange juice and add to batter.

  • Step 4: Sift dry ingredients together and add to oil mixture. Stir in remaining yogurt and mix well.

  • Step 5: Pour into prepared pan and bake 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.

  • For topping

  • Step 6: Boil all topping ingredients for about 15 minutes, covering pan the last 5 minutes (reduce heat if needed to keep it from boiling over).

  • Step 7: Pour hot syrup over the cake. Let soak in and cut into squares to serve.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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