Summer Afternoon Cake Recipe From Nathaniel Meads
Recipe adapted from Nathaniel Meads
Summer Afternoon Cake
Summer Afternoon Cake adapted from Nathaniel Meads
Prep Time
0
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
Servings
9
inch cake (8 servings)
Total time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- Juice and zest of one lemon
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped dried lavender
- 3 ½ ounces (7 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
- ⅔ cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- ½ cup pine nuts, toasted
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup sugar
- Honey for drizzling
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 inch cake pan with butter or cooking spray.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. In another bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar, lemon juice and zest, and the rosemary, thyme and lavender until pale and thick. Slowly whisk in the butter, olive oil and milk. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined, then fold in the pine nuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Place the cake on a wire rack and let cool to room temperature.
- While the cake cools, make the simple syrup: In a saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat. Once cake is cool, brush on all sides with the syrup. Cut the cake into slices, drizzle with honey and serve.