Byzantine Spice Cake

Name: Byzantine Spice Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup canola oil; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, plain (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 sugar; 1 cup water; 1 cup honey

15 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 cup canola oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup Greek yogurt, plain (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 sugar
1 cup water
1 cup honey

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
2

Beat oil and sugar together. Add eggs and half of the yogurt. Mix well.
3

Mix baking soda into orange juice and add to batter.
4

Sift dry ingredients together and add to oil mixture. Stir in remaining yogurt and mix well.
5

Pour into prepared pan and bake 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
6

For topping, boil all topping ingredients for about 15 minutes, covering pan the last 5 minutes (reduce heat if needed to keep it from boiling over).
7

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