Almond cake | Incredible Crete

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped almonds
• 3 rusks, crumbed
• ½ small wineglass of cognac
• 8 eggs
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• Zest of a lemon
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 cups sugar
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 ½ cups of water