Walnut-Apricot Cake in Honey Syrup
- 1 (6 ounce) package dried apricots
- 13 cup orange juice
- 1 12 cups orange blossom honey
- 12 cup water
- 1 orange, zest of, removed in strips using vegetable peeler
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 14 cup sugar
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup farina (10-minute Cream of Wheat, not instant)
- 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
- Bring apricots and orange juice to simmer in small saucepan.
- Remove from heat, cover, and let soften 20 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer apricots to processor and chop coarsely.
- Reserve juice in saucepan.
- Combine honey, 1/2 cup water, and orange peel in heavy large saucepan.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until syrup coats spoon, about 10 minutes.
- Cool slightly.
- Remove orange peel and reserve.
- Add lemon juice and reserved orange juice to syrup.
- Cool.
- Preheat oven to 350F Brush 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with 1 tablespoon butter.
- Using electric mixer, beat egg yolks, sugar, and salt in large bowl until pale and thick.
- Stir in farina, walnuts, 5 tablespoons melted butter, and apricots.
- Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in another large bowl until stiff but not dry.
- Fold whites into batter in 3 additions; transfer to prepared pan.
- Bake until cake is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
- Immediately pour all of syrup over cake in pan.
- Cover pan loosely with foil; let cake stand until cool.
- Turn out cake and syrup onto platter.
- Garnish with reserved orange peel.
apricots, orange juice, orange blossom, water, orange, lemon juice, unsalted butter, eggs, sugar, salt, farina, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/walnut-apricot-cake-in-honey-syrup-141535 (may not work)