Instructions: 1. First make the syrup. Mix the sugar and water together in a pan and bring to a boil. Add the lemon juice and simmer over low heat from 10 minutes. Cool the syrup.

2. To make the cake, beat the eggs until frothy, add the sugar, and continue to beat until golden and well mixed.

3. Add all the other ingredients, one at a time, and stir them into a batter. Pour the batter into a oiled and floured cake pan, 13x9x2" and bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 30 minutes. Test the doneness with a toothpick.

4. Remove the cake from the oven and pour the cooled syrup over it. Let the cake stand for 2 hours before serving to allow the syrup to be absorbed.

Serve at any Passover event, but especially with Turkish coffee.

Makes 1
cake, about 18 pieces.

This wonderful cake is a Passover favorite for visiting friends and foreigners from New York. Like so many Turkish sweets, the cake is bathed in a syrup that keeps it moist but not soggy. The cool syrup is poured over the hot cake when it is removed from the oven. Almonds are the nut of choice but there are those who prefer the flavor of walnuts.

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