Walnut Baklava Dot Cake

To a mixing bowl add softened butter, vanilla, eggs, and sugar. Whisk until fluffy.

Then add flour, salt, baking powder, ground cardamom, and oil. Whisk until fluffy.

Fold in chopped walnuts.

Oil a 9x12 deep pan, pour batter in. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes until golden on top. Once done, set aside to cool.

In a pot add sugar, honey, lemon, and water. Let it come to a boil, simmer on low for 5 minutes. Turn heat off and set aside to cool.

Thaw plain/unsweetened whipped topping. Add cardamom and powdered sugar, fold and set aside.

In a processor add walnuts, ground cinnamon, and ground cardamom. Pulse until combined.

Butter phyllo sheets and bake on 350°F until crisp. Once cooled, break apart into crumbs and combine with some of the walnut filling. This will be the topping.

Use the cake cups as molds to cut out 6 rounds of cake. Slice each round in half horizontally, creating 12 cake layers total (2 layers per cup).