Armenian Nutmeg Cake

Directions

1.Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 180°C/gas mark 5. Grease a 20 x 30cm baking tin.

2.Sift the flours and nutmeg into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

3.Stir in the sugar.

4.Press half the mixture into the prepared tin. It needs to be pressed down well with your fingertips,

5.Combine the bicarbonate of soda with the milk and stir into the remaining dry ingredients with the egg and pecans, mixing well.

6.Pour into the tin and cook for about 25 -35 minutes until golden.

7.Cool in the tin for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to become cold.