Albanian Walnut Cake With Lemon Glaze Food

ALBANIAN WALNUT CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, and then mix in the eggs.
• Blend the yogurt with the buttermilk.
• Sift together the cake dry ingredients and add them alternating with the yogurt mixture into the egg mixture.
• Stir in the lemon rind and walnuts.
• Pour the batter into a buttered 9X13 baking pan and bake for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. The cake will still be moist.
• Make the glaze by simmering together all the ingredients, covered, for about 15 minutes.
• Remove the cinnamon stick.
• When the cake is done, remove it from the oven, turn off the oven, pour the glaze over the hot cake and return it to the oven for about 10 minutes.
• Cut the cake into squares and serve it warm or cool.

LEMON WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously grease a 12-cup bundt cake pan.
• Dot rounded side of walnut or pecan halves with butter; arrange in flutes on side and bottom of pan.
• Blend cake mix (dry), egg yolks, water, confectioner's sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and vanilla in a large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until moistened, about 1/2 minute.
• Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
• Do Not Overbeat!
• Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
• Carefully pour batter into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
• Remove pan; cool cake completely.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.