1,001 Nights Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons butter
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup flour, plus
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 butter a 8"x8" square glass baking dish.
• 2 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 3 beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla together until the color"lightens" slightly; add melted butter and mix well.
• 4 combine the flour and baking powder, then add to the egg mixture; mixing gently but thoroughly.
• 5 pour into the prepared dish and bake 12 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, prepare the topping by melting the butter in a small saucepan, then adding the sugar, honey, almonds and cinnamon.
• 7 bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened a bit (it doesn't need to reach a particular temperature).
• 8 after the 12 minutes of baking, take cake out of the oven (it will look a lot like custard at this point) and gently pour the topping onto the cake.
• 9 return cake to the oven and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes.