Spicy Honey Cake (Wuerziger Honigkuchen — Germany)

6 ounces honey
3 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Zest from a half lemon, ground
1 pound flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Whole blanched almonds (for decoration)

Bring honey to a boil, let cool. Add eggs, sugar, and spices to cooled honey, beat well. Add the flour mixed with baking powder, one spoon full at a time. Roll dough onto lightly greased baking sheet. If sticky dust with some flour. Mark 2-inch squares with the back of a knife. Place an almond in the middle of each square. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes.

For glaze, boil 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons water for one minute. Brush onto still-warm cake. Let cool. Cut cake into squares and store in airtight canister or tin.