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Orange cake with walnuts and honey

Name: Orange cake with walnuts and honey
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1 sheet pan
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 180 g All-purpose flour; 2 tsp Baking powder; 3 Eggs; 100 g Granulated sugar; 125 g Butter; 2 tbsp Honey; 100 g Walnuts; 1 Orange (zest and juice); 1 pinch Salt

A moist orange cake with zest, juice, honey, melted butter, and chopped walnuts, baked in a sheet pan. Makes 1 pan to serve with coffee or tea.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35–40 min
Total time: 55 min
Temperature: 180 °C (350 °F)
Servings: 1 sheet pan
Difficulty: Easy

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Orange cake with walnuts and honey is a moist cake that pairs bright orange flavor with crunchy walnut pieces. Chop the walnuts rather than grinding them so their texture comes through and the cake stays light in color. The batter combines eggs, melted butter, flour, sugar, and two tablespoons of honey, with grated orange zest and strained juice for flavor. Serve it with coffee or tea.

Instructions

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Chop the walnuts by hand or finely chop them in a food processor, but do not grind them. Keep distinct pieces for texture and to keep the cake light in color.
Melt the butter and let it cool. In a bowl, mix the flour with the salt, baking powder, and sugar.
Crack the whole eggs into a large bowl, pour in the butter, grate in the orange zest, and add the strained orange juice. Add the honey and chopped walnuts, then mix everything together.
Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir to make a thin batter.
Pour the batter into a sheet pan greased with butter and dusted with flour. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (350 °F) for approximately 35–40 minutes. Serve with walnuts.

Tip: Chop the walnuts in a food processor using short pulses, checking frequently. Processing them too long releases their oil and turns them into a paste that would darken the batter.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 351 kcal
Protein: 6.5 g
Carbohydrates: 36 g
of which sugars: 18 g
Fat: 21 g
of which saturates: 8.7 g
Fiber: 1.8 g
Salt: 0.3 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Pomarančový koláč s vlašskými orechmi a medom