Melomakarona — Everyday Gourmet

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 125g unsalted butter, room temperature
• ½ cup castor sugar
• 190ml beer
• ½ tsp bicarb soda
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground clove
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 1 orange (zest only)
• 4¾ cups self raising flour
• 1 cup crushed walnuts
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup orange juice
• Strip of orange rind
• Additional ½ cup crushed walnuts
• 1 tsp cinnamon, for the top